Mount Barker Broadcast Tower
Ownership
The tower is owned by what is now known as Broadcast Australia, a private company originally within the Macquarie Bank Ltd Communications Infrastructure Group Fund (MCIG) which was subsequently acquired by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in 2009.
Origin and Purpose
Once the tallest unsupported structure in the southern hemisphere, the site was opened on June 06, 1966 “to provide the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) Television Services to the area.” Services broadcast from this site have been expanded over the years since and now include ABC Television, ABC FM Radio, SBS, GWN, WIN and Ten West Television, Hot FM (another radio station) and various telecommunication companies.
Facts and Figures
ALTITUDE OF SITE:
403.9 metres above sea level.
COORDINATES:
117 degrees, 38 minutes east.
34 degrees, 39 minutes south.
ALTITUDE OF SITE:
COORDINATES:
403.9 metres above sea level.
117 degrees, 38 minutes east.
34 degrees, 39 minutes south.
TOWER HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL:
184 metres.
TOWER BASE AREA:
5.1 square metres.
TOWER FOUNDATION DEPTH:
7 metres.
TOWER WEIGHT:
340 tonnes.
TOWER HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL:
TOWER BASE AREA:
TOWER FOUNDATION DEPTH:
TOWER WEIGHT:
184 metres.
5.1 square metres.
7 metres.
340 tonnes.
TOWER BASE AREA:
TOWER FOUNDATION DEPTH:
5.1 square metres.
7 metres.