| Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station | |
|---|---|
Station hertzienne de Pierre-sur-Haute (French) | |
 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 | |
| Coordinates | 45°39′11″N 3°48′30″E / 45.6531°N 3.8084°E |
| Type | Radio tower complex |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | France |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1961 |
| Materials | Concrete, steel |
The Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station is a 30-hectare (74-acre) hill-top site used for French military communications. It has been in use since 1913. It is in the Sauvain and Job communes, with the boundary between the Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne regions passing through the site. There are three towers at the site. The tallest one 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 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.
- ^ 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.