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The KVLY-TV mast is a television-transmitting mast in Blanchard, North Dakota. It is used by Fargo station KVLY-TV channel 11 and KXJB-LD's Argusville/Valley City/Mayville translator K28MA-D channel 28. Completed in 1963, it was once the tallest structure in the world, and stood at 2,063 feet until 2019, when the top mount VHF antenna was removed for the FCC spectrum repack, dropping the height to 1,987 ft.
The KRDK-TV mast is a television transmitting tower in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. At 2,060 ft (630 m), it is currently the second-tallest structure in the Western Hemisphere and the eighth-tallest structure in the world. It stands 72.8 ft (22.2 m) taller than the nearby KVLY-TV mast in Blanchard, North Dakota, which was previously 3.3 ft (1.0 m) taller until the removal of a VHF antenna reduced its height in 2019.
The KXTV/KOVR Tower is a 2,049 ft (625 m) guyed communication tower in Walnut Grove, California, United States.
The KATV tower was a 2,000-foot (610 m)-tall television mast built in 1965, which was located in Barraque Township, Arkansas, off of Arkansas Highway 365. At the time of its completion, it was the third-tallest man-made structure and second-tallest broadcast tower in the world, and the tallest structure in Arkansas. As of August 2006, the tower was tied with 15 other 2000-foot masts, all built after it, as the fifth-tallest structure in the world.
The WECT Tower was a 2175 ft *663m* -tall mast used as antenna for TV-broadcasting, including broadcasting the analog television signal of WECT channel 6. It was built in 1969 and was situated along NC 53 south of White Lake in Colly Township in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. Before demolition, WECT Tower was, along with several other masts, the seventh tallest man-made structure ever created; and was not only the tallest structure in North Carolina, but also the tallest in the United States east of the Mississippi River.
AFLAC Tower is a tall guyed mast located in Rowley, Iowa in the United States. AFLAC Tower was completed in July 1984, and is 1,999 feet (609 m) tall with appurtenances and 1,866 feet (569 m) without appurtenances. The antenna appurtenance is 133 feet (41 m) tall.
Hearst-Argyle Tower is the common name for the guyed tower used for TV broadcasting at Walnut Grove, California, United States at 38°15′52″N121°29′25.6″W. The tower is owned by Hearst Stations Inc.
The KDLT towers are two towers used by South Dakota television station KDLT. Both towers are high guy-wired aerial masts for the transmission of TV programs in Rowena, South Dakota. The original analog tower was built in 1976, and is 477 meters (1,565 ft) while the newer digital tower was erected in 1998, and is 609.2 meters (1,999 ft). They are owned by Gray Media Group, Inc. The digital tower is one of the tallest structures in the world.
The WOI Tower is a 609.6-meter (2,000 ft) high guy-wired mast located in Alleman, Iowa, United States, north of the Des Moines urban area, at 41°48′33″N93°36′54″W. It carries not only the signal of ABC affiliate WOI-TV, but also NBC affiliate WHO-TV, and PBS member station KDIN as well as NPR member station WOI-FM (90.1). The structure is one of the very few masts to have elevators.
The KPXM Tower is the tallest structure in Minnesota, a guyed aerial mast rising 1505 feet. It formerly transmitted the signal for KPXM-TV (virtual channel 41, which is an Ion Television network affiliate licensed to serve St. Cloud, Minnesota. The tower is located about halfway between St. Cloud and the core of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, near the city of Big Lake.
KCCI's Alleman tower is a 609.6 metres (2,000 ft) tall guyed television tower standing near Alleman, Iowa, USA at 41°48'35.0" N and 93°37'17.0" W. The tower was built in 1974 and is used to transmit KCCI's digital signal. In the vicinity are towers used by the other Des Moines-area television stations as well as several FM radio stations. KCCI is a subsidiary of Hearst Television, a division of the Hearst Corporation.
KOBR-TV Tower is a 490.7 meter (1,610 ft) high guy-wired aerial mast supporting the transmission antenna of television station KOBR in Caprock, New Mexico, United States. KOBR-TV Tower was built during 1960. The original KSWS-TV Tower was built during December 1956 and was the same height at 1610 ft. It was the world's tallest structure, surpassing previous record-holder KWTV's tower until the completion of WGME-TV Tower in Maine during 1959 September. During 1960, the original tower reportedly fell in a gale or ice storm.
Griffin Television Tower Oklahoma was a 480.5 metre (1,576 ft) high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of two television stations in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States built during 1954. The stations which transmitted from the tower were KWTV-DT and KETA. It was the tallest structure in the world at the time it was built, and it was the first structure to surpass the Empire State Building in height. The tower featured multiple levels of double guy wires to protect it against severe wind storms. During 1956 KOBR-TV Tower in Caprock, New Mexico, became the world's tallest structure. The tower was deconstructed during 2015.
KXTV/KOVR/KCRA Tower is a 472.1-meter-high (1,549 ft) guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and television programs in Walnut Grove, California. Construction began on the KOVR/KCRA Tower in 1959, and the tower was completed in 1961. At that time it was one of the tallest structures in the world.
WOWK Television Tower is a 338.94 metre tall guyed TV mast at Milton, West Virginia, United States. WOWK Television Tower was built in 1975 and is currently the third-tallest structure in West Virginia. The tallest is the WVAH Tower in Scott Depot, followed by the WSAZ tower. The structure is the broadcast tower for WOWK-TV.
The WNWO Tower is a 1,437 feet high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and TV programs in Oregon, Ohio, USA. The WNWO Tower was completed in 1966 and is property of Raycom Media, Inc. It is the tallest man-made structure in Ohio.
The WCML-TV Tower Atlanta, also known as the WCMU-TV Tower Atlanta, was a 1,349.1-foot (411.21 m) tall guyed mast for the transmission of radio and television programs located 9.89 miles (15.91 km) north of the unincorporated city of Atlanta, Michigan in Montmorency Township. The structure, owned by Central Michigan University, had been the tallest human construction in the state of Michigan from its completion in 1975 until its replacement with a newer, but shorter tower, standing 1,177 feet (358.8 m) tall, in 2010. This tower was used by WCMU-TV and WCMU-FM to broadcast their signals. The new tower is not the tallest tower in Michigan with several being taller, including: WJMN-TV, WFQX-TV, and WEYI-TV.
Liberman Broadcasting Tower, Era, is a 2,000-foot-tall guyed mast located at 33°29'05.5" N and 97°24'44.8" W in Cooke County, Texas, USA. It was built in 2006 and is used for emergency communication and commercial radio broadcasting. Currently, it is used for storm tracking communications and primarily serves as the transmitter for KNOR-FM, 93.7 “La Raza,” a Spanish-language music station playing “Norteño” music.
WIMZ-FM is a commercial radio station in Knoxville, Tennessee, serving East Tennessee. It is owned by Midwest Communications and broadcasts a classic rock radio format. The studios and offices are on Sharps Ridge Memorial Park Drive in Knoxville.
