 The Beidweiler longwave transmitter uses a directional antenna consisting of three 951 foot/290 meter tall guyed masts, each equipped with a cage antenna.The output of this antenna is mostly directed toward Paris.The transmitter, which had at time of inauguration in 1972 a transmission power of 1400 kW, which was pushed up to 2000 kilowatts in 1974 belongs to the most powerful broadcasting stations in the world.