Northern Star: Our gallery of AM broadcasting from the Bergen, Norway area

Click and find a selection of pics from AM transmitters and operations from Western Norway!

LKB and LKB1, the third AM site in Bergen, Norway
was situated at 051316E/602653N.The close down was Nov.1st, 1978 at 15 Minutes past Midnight.


Askoey Island with site seen at a distance from one of the mountains of Bergen with the city in front and the North Sea at the horizon
We home in on LKB from the air
The LKB and LKB1 station seen from outside
The LKB and LKB1 station seen from outside, II
The famous LKB transmitter hall stands deserted as it was at the sign off with sole Telefunken 20kW unit of this kind left
The new LKB Philips 10 kW transmitter from the 60s
The 1kW Marconi used for local programs
The Southern LKB tower at Frudalsmyrene, Erdal. Station was formerly on Longwave and then used 260 and 355 kHz for its two channels, one relay of Oslo program, and one local, called Bergen lokal or Bergen II. This closed in 1966
The Northern LKB tower also radiated on 890 and 1115 kHz until it closed for good
On/off coupler
AT unit, including feeder cable of Utility Longwave station that operated from site on 438 kHz during the later years
Auxillary tower for FM 106.4
Guy wire
Towers are taken down. Sad end of LKB in November 2000
Set of mikes
The old mixing table from 1938
Founder at LKB, August 1993
A 250 Watt Western Electric graveyarder is also on the LKB site. This is the former LLU used at the outskirts of Odda on 1466 kHz as a local relay for this inner Hordaland industrial town
LLU site, NRK Odda near Norzink used until 1978. Picture: Industrial museum

Map over NRK AM stations 1952


The second AM site in Bergen, Norway
was situated at 602653N/051316E.Operations moved to Askoey 1937.


The Telegraph building in the 20s from other side of Lille Lungegaardsvannet with one of two flattop antenna masts. Picture: Unknown.
The Bergen Telegraph building in the 30s with one of two masts. Picture: Unknown.
The Bergen Telegraph building with twin flattop masts in the 20s. Picture: Unknown.
Several frequencies were used on the station: 750, 810, 820, 850 and 722 kHz.Picture: Teledirektoratet.
On 820 kHz the station was heard in Chula Vista, California. Picture: Unknown.
Postcard from the same time as the pic above. Picture: Mittet.
The picture shows the site in 1934 with a local bus company lined up in front. Picture: Unknown.
The first transmitter was a Standard Electric 1 kW rig. Picture is from December 13th,1925: Teledirektoratet.
Bergen Broadcasting: Christmas Card, probably issued by F.Beyer paper factory.
Bergen Broadcasting:Programbladet(Local Radio Times) I
Bergen Broadcasting:Programbladet II
Bergen Broadcasting:Programbladet III
Christmas in Bergen 1928(In Swedish)


The first AM site in Bergen, Norway
This site was situated at Fredriksberg fortress. Later moved downtown to Telegraph building.


Used briefly for test transmissions 1925. Picture: Unknown.


LGN Bergen Radio
is situated at 602443N/052154E.MF Operations have later moved to Maroey.


Bergen Funicular in the late 40s on the way to LGN site atop Rundemanen. Photo: Svenn Martinsen.
LGN site atop Rundemanen. Photo: Teledirektoratet.
LGN site atop Rundemanen. Photo: Svenn Martinsen.
Bergen in the late 40s photographed from LGN site atop Rundemanen. Photo: Svenn Martinsen.
LGN Bergen Radio "studio" atop Rundemanen. Photo: Unknown.




Picture:Norwegian AM transmitter site LKB at Erdal, Askoey Island. Twin 150 metre masts were taken down fall of 2000. This picture shows the Southernmost tower as it was in 1993.

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