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Posted by Mike Terry on October 05, 2026 at 09:11:58.

The transmitter at Ulgii (Ölgii), 209 kHz (48°57’25”N, 89°58’13”E), dates from 1965 and now
operates at only 30 kW.
Those at Altai, 227 kHz (46°19’11”N, 96°15’07”E), and Dalanzadgad, 209 kHz (43°31’55”N,
104°24’42”E), date from 1978 and operate at only 75 kW.
The Khonkhor transmitter serving Ulaanbaatar, 164 kHz (47°48’01”N, 107°11’04”E), dates from
1984. It is the only one that, when everything is working properly, operates at 500 kW.
Only the Choibalsan transmitter on 209 kHz (48°00’21”N, 114°26’08”E) is relatively recent. It is a
TRAM 150 installed in 2012, currently operating at the reduced power of 75 kW.

(Medium Wave Circle)

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