Menara Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Radio and Television Transmitter Towers on Waymarking.com

«The Kuala Lumpur Tower (abbreviated as KL Tower) is a tall tower located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its construction was completed on 1 March 1995. It is used for communication purposes and features an antenna that reaches 421 metres (1,381 feet) and is the 7th tallest freestanding tower in the world. The roof of the pod is at 335 metres (1,099 feet). The rest of the tower below has a stairwell and an elevator to reach the upper area, which also contains a revolving restaurant, providing diners with a panoramic view of the city.

Races are held annually, where participants race up the stairs to the top. The tower also acts as the Islamic falak observatory to observe the crescent moon which marks the beginning of Muslim month of Ramadhan, Syawal, and Zulhijjah, to celebrate fasting month of Ramadhan, Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Aidiladha. The tower is the highest viewpoint in Kuala Lumpur that is open to the public.

Broadcasting

Kuala Lumpur Tower, a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, is utilised by several organisations for various broadcasting purposes. Originally intended only for television broadcasting, radio antennas were included during the construction. The tower now broadcasts free-to-air terrestrial television and radio stations that use the tower's antenna include:

Television:

Radio Televisyen Malaysia
TV1 (VHF Channel 5)
TV2 (VHF Channel 8)

Media Prima Berhad
NTV7 (UHF Channel 35)

Alhijrah Media Corporation
TV Alhijrah (UHF Channel 55)

Radio:

Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Nasional FM (88.5 MHz)
Ai FM (89.3 MHz)
TraXX FM (90.3 MHz)
Asyik FM (91.1 MHz)
Minnal FM (92.3 MHz)
Klasik FM (93.9 MHz)»

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