The network showed what the first television and radio tower of Kyiv on Khreshchatyk looked like in the 1950s and 70s

Few people know, but the first television and radio tower in Kyiv was located in the center on Khreshchatyk Street. For more than 20 years, it could be seen from various districts of the capital.

Old photos were published in the community “Group 1900-1999 years. Kyiv” on the Facebook social network. Starting from the 1990s, Ukrainian television moved from the city center to Dorohozhychi Street.

“Construction 1949-51, the tower was demolished in 1973. TV and radio house on the street Khreshchatyk, 26, and the radio tower behind, on the street. M. Pidvalna (B. Grinchenko), 180-190 meters high,” the report says.

The network showed what it looked like the first television and radio tower of Kyiv on Khreshchatyk in the 1950s and 70s. Archive photos
In the photos published on the network, you can see not only the construction of the tower and how it looked from different locations of the capital, but also the work of Kyiv TV crews.

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