60-metre mast used for night transmissions was given a reflector in form of a free-standing 65-metre tall lattice tower with triangular cross section in 1976 for beaming the transmitted power to the British Isles at night. In November 1978, the Marnach transmitter shifted its frequency slightly to 1440 kHz. This was in compliance with the European Broadcasting Union's new frequency plan, under which all mediumwave and longwave frequencies would become exact multiples of 9kHz. On 30 December 1991 the transmission of the English-speaking program of Radio Luxemburg was cancelled, while the transmitter remained in use for the German program "RTL Oldie Radio". Later the transmitter was often hired for other program suppliers. One of these suppliers was the Chinese foreign broadcasting service, which used it for transmitting programmes in foreign languages in the evening and the German pop music radio MEGARADIO, which used it in 2002/03 in the daytime. In spring 2004 Marnach mediumwave transmitter worked first time in DRM-mode. At the beginning of 2005 it started regular DRM transmissions in the daytime while at night the transmitter is still operated in the old AM mode as there are not many radios available which can demodulate programmes in DRM mode. Closure CLT-UFA had agreed to cease transmission from the Marnach transmitter within three years of October 2011 (i.e. by 2014) due to concerns from the local community. No replacement site is planned. This was deferred by one further year and the transmitter closed on 31 December 2015 at the same time as the closure of the remaining medium wave transmitters in Germany. On 11 February 2016 Radio Luxembourg 1440kHz Marnach masts were demolished See also Radio Luxembourg References External links History of station — 105-metre masts Entry of 105 metre masts at Skyscraperpage — 65-metre reflector tower Entry of 65 metre reflector tower at Skyscraperpage — 60-metre transmission mast Entry of 60 metre masts at Skyscraperpage Pictures of the antennas Towers in Luxembourg Radio masts and towers in Europe Munshausen Transmitter sites in Luxembourg