RTCN Białystok (Krynice)

RTCN Białystok (Krynice) (Radio and Television Broadcasting Center; Polish: Radiowo-Telewizyjne Centrum Nadawcze, RTCN) is a 331 m (1,085.96 ft) tall guyed mast for FM and TV situated at Krynice near Białystok in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. The structure was built in 1996 by Mostostal Zabrze, Katowice, PL[1] and is the seventh tallest structure in Poland (since the collapse of the communist-built Warsaw radio mast). The mast is owned by TP EmiTel z o.o.[2]

RTCN Białystok (Krynice)
RTCN Białystok (Krynice), currently Poland's seventh tallest structure
Location within Poland
General information
Status	Complete
Type	TV-Mast
Location	Krynice, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Address	16-002 Dobrzyniewo Kościelne
Country	Poland
Coordinates	53°13′57″N 23°01′22″E
Completed	Mast 1 - 1996 Mast 2 - 1962 (modified 1996)
Owner	TP EmiTel
Height	331 m (1,086 ft)
Design and construction
Main contractor	Mostostal Zabrze, Katowice, PL

There is a second guyed mast at the same location which was manufactured by Mostostal Zabrze and erected by Białostockie Przedsiębiorstwo Budownictwa Miejskiego between April and September, 1962. It commenced regular broadcasting on 23 December 1962.[3] It was originally 226 m (741.47 ft) tall, but its height was reduced in 1996 to 102 m (334.65 ft) after the erection of the neighboring 331 m (1,085.96 ft) mast.