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The television tower was in construction from July 1980 until December 1983, was put into operation on 2 August 1984.

It replaced a 136 meter high steel radio tower that was built in 1962.

This tower that was built in 1962 in Beromünster where it carried an antenna together with the today's reserve final tower for middle wave transmission.

Saint Chrischona was already in use since 1954, a broadcasting tower that was 30 meters high at that time which transferred the Swiss television program to his time.

Today's tower of Saint Chrischona carries broadcasting antennas for Swiss Radio ( DRS ) and the “ Southwest German Radio ” ( SWR ).

Because of this unique construction, it is said that the tower could remain standing during the high winds of a hurricane, where wind speeds appear up to 220 km / h, with an oscillation of only 40 centimeters.