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'''Łódź Jedynka''' is an independent shortwave radio station broadcasting on '''4880 kHz''' in '''AM''' mode. The station primarily airs music during both daytime and nighttime, but it does not follow a fixed broadcasting schedule, making transmissions irregular. Its main transmitter is located on the outskirts of '''Łódź, Poland'''. The transmitter has a maximum output power of '''100 kW''', with an occupied bandwidth of approximately '''12.5 kHz'''.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|Country
|'''Poland'''
|-
|City
|'''Łódź'''
|-
|Main Frequency
|'''4880 kHz'''
|-
|Modulation
|'''AM'''
|-
|BW
|'''18 kHz'''
|-
|Antenna
|'''60m band dipole at 250m hanged between two masts'''
|}


<center>'''7.07.2026 2237z'''     ''<u>A major transmitter failure.</u>''</center>[[File:Transmitter failure..png|thumb|291x291px|center]]''During the night of '''6 July 2026 to 7 July 2026''', the transmitter reportedly experienced a major technical failure. The transmitted signal exhibited '''severe splatter''', a '''strong 50 Hz mains hum''', and '''heavily overdriven audio''', significantly degrading reception quality. The interference affected both the occupied bandwidth and the intelligibility of the broadcast, indicating a serious fault in the transmission chain.
'''[[Lodz Jedynka|Łódź Jedynka]]''' is a licensed radio station located on the outskirts of [[wikipedia:Łódź|Łódź, Poland.]] It operates with a transmitter power ranging from '''10 kW to 125 kW''', primarily broadcasting on a single frequency band. The station is currently expanding its facilities, with a new high-power transmitter building under construction for higher-frequency bands, along with two additional transmission masts to support future broadcasting capabilities.


== Buildings Layout ==
[[File:Buildings plan.png|thumb|300x300px|'''''Layout plan of the buildings on the broadcasting facility grounds.'''''|center]]
== Station Info ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Transmitter Building ''<u>NO. 1</u>'''''
|''1.'' '''[[wikipedia:Brown,_Boveri_&_Cie|Brown, Boveri & Cie]]''' '''125kW''' transmitter based on '''2 mosfet blocks''' and '''water cooling.'''
|}
== frequencies ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Frequency
!Band
!Notes
|-
|'''4880 kHz'''
|'''60mb'''
|'''Active main frequency.'''
|-
|''4975 kHz''
|''60mb''
|''Inactive - had to use it due to short interference with [[Astra|Radio Astra]]''
|-
|'''''999 kHz'''''
|'''''MW'''''
|'''MW experimental transmitter.'''
|-
|'''''2450 kHz'''''
|'''''120mb'''''
|'''120m band experimental transmitter.'''
|-
|'''''3995 kHz'''''
|'''''75m'''''
|'''75m band experimental transmitter'''
|}
== History ==
=== 6.07.2026 ===
During the night of '''6 July 2026 to 7 July 2026''', the transmitter reportedly experienced a major technical failure. The transmitted signal exhibited '''severe splatter''', a '''strong 50 Hz mains hum''', and '''heavily overdriven audio''', significantly degrading reception quality. The interference affected both the occupied bandwidth and the intelligibility of the broadcast, indicating a serious fault in the transmission chain.
[[File:Transmitter failure..png|center|thumb|400x400px|'''''Technical Issue with Lodz Jedynka.''''']]
''[[Category:Radio Stations]]''
''[[Category:Radio Stations]]''

Latest revision as of 20:40, 17 July 2026

Country Poland
City Łódź
Main Frequency 4880 kHz
Modulation AM
BW 18 kHz
Antenna 60m band dipole at 250m hanged between two masts

Łódź Jedynka is a licensed radio station located on the outskirts of Łódź, Poland. It operates with a transmitter power ranging from 10 kW to 125 kW, primarily broadcasting on a single frequency band. The station is currently expanding its facilities, with a new high-power transmitter building under construction for higher-frequency bands, along with two additional transmission masts to support future broadcasting capabilities.

Buildings Layout[edit | edit source]

Layout plan of the buildings on the broadcasting facility grounds.

Station Info[edit | edit source]

Transmitter Building NO. 1 1. Brown, Boveri & Cie 125kW transmitter based on 2 mosfet blocks and water cooling.

frequencies[edit | edit source]

Frequency Band Notes
4880 kHz 60mb Active main frequency.
4975 kHz 60mb Inactive - had to use it due to short interference with Radio Astra
999 kHz MW MW experimental transmitter.
2450 kHz 120mb 120m band experimental transmitter.
3995 kHz 75m 75m band experimental transmitter

History[edit | edit source]

6.07.2026[edit | edit source]

During the night of 6 July 2026 to 7 July 2026, the transmitter reportedly experienced a major technical failure. The transmitted signal exhibited severe splatter, a strong 50 Hz mains hum, and heavily overdriven audio, significantly degrading reception quality. The interference affected both the occupied bandwidth and the intelligibility of the broadcast, indicating a serious fault in the transmission chain.

Technical Issue with Lodz Jedynka.

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