Heritage activist urges pause on demolition of Liblice's 355-metre radio masts

Heritage advocate Jiří Skalský delivered an urgent request to the Ministry of Culture seeking official protection for the pair of 355-metre radio masts at Liblice B, while also asking Czech Radiocommunication to delay their demolition. He highlighted the towers as a remarkable example of Czechoslovak engineering and a significant piece of broadcasting history, suggesting that a thorough technical review is warranted before any demolition proceeds.

Czech Radiocommunication plans to dismantle the structures this week, but has not disclosed a specific date or time. On Tuesday morning the illumination on the towers was switched off and the lights were subsequently removed as part of the pre-demolition steps. A decision by the regional mining authority, issued in early September, outlines a coordinated removal of both towers because their support cables intersect, with controlled explosives designed to fracture the structures before they reach the ground.