The height of the Eiffel Tower in Paris has now reached 330 meters after the installation of a six-meter broadcasting antenna at its summit, which was transported by a helicopter. A small number of spectators and tourists braved the rainy weather that delayed the operation by about three hours to see the famous Parisian landmark, one of the world's most popular tourist attractions, crowned with a new antenna that will allow for coverage of the entire Île-de-France region (Paris and its suburbs) with digital terrestrial radio (DAB+).
The operation, which required approval from the Paris City Council, the Ministry of Culture, and the French police, took about fifteen minutes, during which the helicopter installed the antenna at the top where one of the technicians was waiting to set it up. This is the first time new equipment has been installed via helicopter on the Eiffel Tower, according to the operating company (Sete).
The work on this step took "more than a year" and cost nearly one million euros. Additionally, the antenna, designed by engineers from the French broadcasting and television authority, TDF, weighs 350 kilograms, according to the Secretary General of the authority, Arnaud Lucosie.
