On Friday, September 27, 2024, Kungsbacka Municipality invited guests to a historic afternoon in front of the property with Kungsbacka’s exciting and global radio history. During the unveiling of a new sign, Camilla Lugnet, CEO of the Grimeton World Heritage, gave a speech to a wonderful crowd of interested guests who joined the event.
The event took place in front of Kungsbacka’s old radio station on Kollavägen in the beautiful Västra Villastaden. It was an afternoon to celebrate Kungsbacka’s exciting local history as an important cog in the development of wireless communication and transatlantic communication from the 1920s onwards. The station building now houses residences and has hosted various activities since it ceased to function as a radio station. The event is held outdoors, so visitors are encouraged to dress according to the weather and be ready for a walk if desired. A new cultural-historical sign was unveiled. Afterwards, participants could take a quiz walk created in collaboration with Grimeton World Heritage, Kungsbacka Municipality, and Onsala Space Observatory to extend the celebration of the city’s radio history to more days.
Winners of the Quiz Walk Won an Entrance Ticket with the Day Shift Tour at Grimeton World Heritage:
- 1st prize: Tobia Carozzi, 8 correct answers
- 2nd prize: Andrea Bjurström, 7 correct answers
- 3rd prize: Olle Nockert, 7 correct answers
The tiebreaker question concerned the cost of constructing Kungsbacka Radio Station 100 years ago. The construction cost amounted to 170,580 SEK (equivalent to 5,860,435 SEK in 2024 currency value. Source: SCB’s Price Calculator)
The winners have been notified via email. You can read the correct answers in the post here on our Facebook page.
