Owned and operated by Lietuvos Radijo ir Televizijos Centras (Lithuanian Radio & Television Center), this site is located just West of the village of Sitkūnai, or 17 kilometers North-Northwest of the center of Kaunas, on the left side of the Kaunas-Klaipėda highway. It's geographic coordinates are 23°48.6'E and 55°02.5'N.
The site is marked with the red cross on the map. Click on it to zoom in.
Transmitter Line-Up
| Manufacturer | Type | Band | Power, kW | Year installed | Operating frequencies, kHz |
| (USSR) | Vihr | MW (AM) | 500 | 1977 | 666 / 1386 |
| (USSR) | Shtorm | MW (AM) | 150 | 1964 | 1557 |
| (USSR) | Lavr * | MW (AM) | 150 | 1950 | 666 |
| Continental | 418F | SW (HF) | 100 | 1999 | 7325, 9710, 9875, 11690 etc. |
| Telefunken | Olympia † | SW (HF) | 50 | 1950 | 9710 |
Antenna Line-Up
| Designation | Band / Frequency Range | Height, m | Beam(s) | Year installed | Transmitter | Operating frequencies, kHz |
| ARRT-1 | MW (AM) | 257 | ND | 1964 | Vihr | 1386 |
| ARRT-2 | MW (AM) | 2 x 238 | 36° | 1985 | Vihr | 666 |
| VB-1 | MW (AM) | 150 | ND | 1950 | Lavr | 666 |
| VB-2 | MW (AM) | 150 | ND | 1950 | Shtorm | 1557 |
| EHR4/4/0.5 | SW (HF) |
n.a. | 259°/79° | 1950 | 418F | 9490, 9635 |
| AHR2/2/0.5 | SW (HF) |
n.a. | 259° | 1999 | 418F | 7260, 9710 etc. |
| AHR4/4/1.0 | SW (HF) |
n.a. | 310° | 2000 | 418F | 7325, 9875, 11690 etc. |
| CH1/1/0.3 | SW (HF) |
n.a. | 259°/79° | 2008 | 418F | 6145 |
SEE ALSO:
Detailed map of the station
Sitkūnai on a Russian military map, 1985, 1:50,000 (182kB)
Shortwave antennas at the transmitting station in Sitkūnai
Sitkūnai featured on R. Nederland's Media Network program
Other Lithuanian broadcast transmitting stations
Station lists: AM, FM, TV
Program lists: Radio, TV
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