KDLT Tower | |
---|---|
General information | |
Type | Television Tower |
Address | County Highway 111 |
Town or city | Rowena, South Dakota |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 43°30′18″N96°33′23″W / 43.50500°N 96.55639°W (digital) 43°37′56″N097°22′25″W / 43.63222°N 97.37361°W (analog) |
Elevation | 434.9 meters (1,427 ft) |
Completed | August 19, 1998 |
Owner | Gray Media Group, Inc. |
Height | 609.2 meters (1,999 ft) [1] |
The KDLT towers is the name given to two towers (one analog and one digital) used by South Dakota television station KDLT. In May 2022 the analog tower was destroyed during a wind storm. [2]
The towers were built as high guy-wired aerial masts for the transmission of TV programs. The original analog tower was built in 1976 near Salem, South Dakota, and was 477 meters (1,565 ft). [3] The digital tower was erected in 1998 near Rowena, South Dakota, and is 609.2 meters (1,999 ft), [1] making it one of the tallest structures in the world. The digital tower is owned by Gray Media Group, Inc, as was the analog tower. [1]
The aircraft-warning beacon lights at the top of the digital tower must be replaced when they malfunction. When it was standing, and even when it was not in use, the same applied of the analog tower. [4] [5] Replacement of the beacon bulb at the top of the digital tower was featured in an episode of World's Toughest Fixes in 2010. [6] In 2015, amateur drone video footage of a man changing the light bulb on the analog tower went viral attracting more than 19 million views on YouTube and garnering attention from CNN and a newspaper in Britain. [7] [8] [9] On learning of the drone footage, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) forbade any further flights; without its approval, drones are restricted by law to a ceiling of 400 feet (120 m), far lower than the height of the tower. [10]
The analog tower near Salem was destroyed on May 12, 2022 during a wind storm. It had stood since 1976. [2]
Tokyo Tower, officially Japan Radio Tower is a communications and observation tower in the district of Shiba-koen in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, completed in 1958. At 332.9 meters (1,092 ft), it was the tallest tower in Japan until the construction of Tokyo Skytree in 2012. It is a lattice tower inspired by the Eiffel Tower, and is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.
The KVLY-TV mast is a television-transmitting mast in Blanchard, North Dakota. It is used by Fargo station KVLY-TV and KXJB-LD's Argusville/Valley City/Mayville translator K28MA-D, along with KNGF. 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 feet (605.6 m).
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 tallest structure in the United States, the second-tallest structure in the Western Hemisphere and the seventh-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 human-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 2,000 ft (609.6m)-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.
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 KDUH-TV Mast was a 599.2-meter-high (1,966 ft) guyed mast built in 1969 for TV transmitting at Hemingford, Nebraska, in the US, at 42°10′21″N103°13′59″W. The tower broadcast KDUH-TV of Scottsbluff, a semi-satellite of Rapid City, South Dakota–based KOTA-TV.
Diversified Communications Tower is a 2000-foot guyed mast for TV transmission in Floydale, South Carolina, United States. Diversified Communications Tower was built in 1981 and is 609.6 meters high. The tower itself is 585.6 meters; the antenna is 24 meters. It is one of the tallest structures in the United States. The Diversified Communications Tower broadcasts the signals of local ABC affiliate WPDE and CW affiliate WWMB; the tower is named after Diversified Communications, WPDE's previous owner.
The Telefarm Towers is a transmission site for FM radio and television broadcasting in Shoreview, Minnesota consisting of two guyed towers.
KOBR-TV Tower is a 490.7 metres (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 1,610 feet (490 m). 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.
Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-made structures. Masts are often named after the broadcasting organizations that originally built them or currently use them.
KDLT-TV is a television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, affiliated with NBC and Fox. It is owned by Gray Television alongside ABC affiliate KSFY-TV. The two stations share studios in Courthouse Square on 1st Avenue South in Sioux Falls; KDLT-TV's transmitter is located southeast of the city near Rowena.
KSFY-TV is a television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside dual NBC and Fox affiliate KDLT-TV. The two stations share studios in Courthouse Square on 1st Avenue South in Sioux Falls; KSFY-TV's transmitter is located near Rowena, South Dakota.
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 WCML-TV and WCML-FM, which are full time remote rebroadcasters of WCMU-TV and WCMU-FM respectively, as part of the WCMU Public Media network. 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, United States. 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.
The Millennium Transmitter is a 720 ft (219.5 m) tall mast owned by ABS-CBN Corporation and operated by Advanced Media Broadcasting System located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Mother Ignacia Street corner Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City. Since September 13, 2022, the transmitter is being used by AMBS to serve as the platform for television transmission of ALLTV on analog Channel 2 and digital Channel 16. It was also used as the main transmission site for ABS-CBN-owned DWAC-TV Channel 23, the flagship station of ABS-CBN Sports and Action, before shutting down in 2020 and its frequency reassigned to Aliw Broadcasting Corporation and its radio station DWRR until it was relocated to Antipolo when the transmitter was upgraded by the end of 1999.
The Emley Moor transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on Emley Moor, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village centre of Emley, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.