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THE END OF A LEGEND
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One
of the last views of the transmitting centre in the 70's, taken from the
village of Louvetot, facing the northeast. |
Along the
road for Yvetot and Fecamp...
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The
station of Louvetot after the war.
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Mast
120 m high replaces its predecessor (170 m)
and broadcasts the national ORTF (France Inter
and Inter varieties) on the wavelength
of 214 m (1403
kHz)
with a power of 20 kW.
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2 February 1971 : Louvetot radio station relays programmes
from Paris, by
underground cables.
It has been
re-roofed after the fire,
but the building lost its
superb bell tower, although
this was partially
rebuilt.
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During 1974, the
remaining transmitter is on standby
but without wave bearer (for a
hypothetical resurgence),
then transmission ceases. In 1977 the antenna
and the
transmitter are destroyed |
Also, notice the tops of windows on the first floor
(transmitter room) still sealed.
In August 1944 the Germans had sealed off the building's windows to keep out
of strafing Allied air. |
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1977 : the
demolition team poses in front of the shot down pylone |
The
"castle" is now owned by an evangelical church –
“The Ardent Bush".
However, the spiritual waves have not replaced radio waves, which live on
today: The local radio station,
spread regionally, then internationally,
allowing
the village of Louvetot to preserve it’s title
of "Norman
village of waves".
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On the
occasion of the "Heritage Days" on 18/19 september 2010,
some more recent views of Louvetot castle
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here |
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