Torrespaña

Torrespaña (literally "Spain Tower") is a 231 m (757.87 ft) steel-and-concrete television tower located in Madrid, Spain. National terrestrial television channels RTVE, Telecinco and Antena 3, as well as the autonomous channel Telemadrid, along with a few radio stations, broadcast from the tower.

Torrespaña
Alternative names	El Pirulí
General information
Status	Estable
Type	Broadcast tower
Location	Madrid, Spain
Coordinates	40.420278°N 3.664167°W / 40.420278; -3.664167
Construction started	17 February 1981
Inaugurated	7 June 1982
Owner	Retevisión
Landlord	RTVE
Height	232 m (761 ft)
Technical details
Lifts/elevators	1
Design and construction
Architect	Emilio Fernández Martínez de Velasco
Main contractor	DragadosAgroman

The tower was built in 1982, commemorating the FIFA World Cup played in Spain that year. The building was administered by RTVE until 1989 when control over radio and television emissions in Spanish territory was given to Retevisión. It is generally known in Madrid as the "Pirulí", given the similarity between the tower and a particular type of lollipop of conical shape very popular in Spain in the eighties.

Located in a depression, next to the M30 highway, the tower is not open to the public.

Torrespaña on the 50th anniversary of TVE