| Yakutsk Television Tower | |
|---|---|
Якутская телебашня | |
  Location within Russia | |
| Alternative names | RTPC Jakutsk RTPTS Yakutsk |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Steel lattice television tower |
| Location | Yakutsk, Sakha Republic,  Russia |
| Coordinates | 62°1′38.72″N 129°43′24.12″E / 62.0274222°N 129.7233667°E |
| Construction started | 1982 |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 241.71 m (793 ft) |
| Roof | 225.86 m (741 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Steel |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4][5] | |
Yakutsk Television Tower (Russian: Якутская телебашня), also known as RTPC Jakutsk[4] (PТПК Якутск) and/or RTPTS Yakutsk[2] (РТПЦ Якутск), is a steel 242-metre-tall (794 ft) lattice television tower in the city of Yakutsk, Russia.
The Yakutsk TV Tower transmits FM and TV throughout Yakutsk. The Yakutsk Television Tower is the eighth-oldest of the tallest towers in Russia.[1][2][3][4][5]
The Yakutsk TV Tower is the fourth-tallest standardized free-standing lattice tower in the Russian Federation, 242 m (794 ft) tall. The tower possesses a roof, set at 225.86 m (741 ft) above sea level, and a radio-transmitting antenna mounted atop the television tower, reaching 241.71 m (793 ft) above sea level.[1][2] At the time of its construction in 1982, the Yakutsk TV Tower was the tallest structure ever built on permafrost.[3]
