Vännäs TV Tower () is a Swedish concrete television tower that has a mast on top. It is used for transmitting FM-/TV-broadcasting.
The Vännäs TV Tower resembles the Gerbrandy Tower in IJsselstein, the Netherlands. They both are a concrete tower with a steel mast on top that is guyed to the ground. The Gerbrandy Tower is tall, while the Vännäs Tower is shorter at tall.
Vännäs TV Tower was close to collapsing due to heavy icing in 1988. They managed to save the tower by spraying hot water and glycol from a helicopter.
Geography
Vännäs TV Tower lies in the statistical-designated place of Vännäs, which in turn, is the seat of the municipality of Vännäs, in the county of Västerbotten, situated in the northern part of the Kingdom of Sweden.
See also
Vännäs Gerbrandy Tower, List of tallest towers in the world List of tallest structures in Sweden
References