Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station

Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station
Station hertzienne de Pierre-sur-Haute (French)
Three radio towers and several buildings on top of a mountain
The military radio station of Pierre-sur-Haute. Two military towers are pictured: the Télédiffusion de France relay tower is in the centre, with the living quarters, and a helipad.
Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station is located in France
Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station
Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station
Coordinates45°39′11″N 3°48′30″E / 45.6531°N 3.8084°E / 45.6531; 3.8084
TypeRadio tower complex
Site information
Controlled byFrance
Site history
Built1961
MaterialsConcrete, steel

The Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station is a French military communications site that has been in use since 1913. The 30-hectare (74-acre) station is located on a hilltop in the Sauvain and Job communes. The site contains three towers, the tallest of which is a 55-metre-high civilian telecommunication tower owned by Télédiffusion de France.[1]: 01:48–01:55 

In April 2013, the French interior intelligence agency DCRI pressured the president of Wikimedia France, Rémi Mathis, into deleting the French-language Wikipedia article about the station. It was promptly restored by another Wikipedia contributor living in Switzerland. As a result of the controversy, the article temporarily became the most read page on the French Wikipedia, which was noted as an example of the Streisand effect.

  1. ^ Paul-Émile Liogier (2004). La base militaire de Chalmazel (documentary) (in French). Télé Loire 7. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.