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2. Blaw-Knox tower - Wikipedia

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   The diamond-shaped tower was patented by Nicholas Gerten and Ralph Jenner for Blaw-Knox July 29, 1930. [5] and was one of the first mast radiators.[1] [6] Previous antennas for medium and longwave broadcasting usually consisted of wires strung between masts, but in the Blaw-Knox antenna, as in modern AM broadcasting mast radiators, the metal mast structure functioned as the antenna. [1]

3. WBNS TV Tower - Wikipedia

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   The WBNS TV Tower is a 839 ft (256 m) [1] tall free-standing lattice tower with a triangular cross section used by WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio. When originally completed in August 1948, the tower stood 595 ft (181 m) tall [ 2 ] making it one of the tallest freestanding towers in the United States at that time.

4. List of tallest structures in the United States by height

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   Media General Tower Jackson Jackson, Mississippi: Guyed Mast 491 m WHNS TV-Tower: Brevard, North Carolina: Guyed Mast 490.7 m KOBR-TV Tower: Caprock, New Mexico: Guyed Mast 490.2 m Joint Venture TV Tower Bithlo Bithlo, Florida: Guyed Mast 489.2 m American Towers Tower Bithlo Bithlo, Florida Guyed Mast 488 m NYT Broadcast Holdings Tower Oklahoma

5. WBNS (AM) - Wikipedia

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   WBNS is one of a few stations remaining in the U.S. to broadcast using a Blaw-Knox tower that employed a distinctive diamond-shaped cantilever design. On June 11, 2019, Dispatch announced it was selling its broadcasting assets, including the WBNS stations, to Tegna Inc. for $535 million in cash. The sale was completed on August 8. [6]

6. Radio masts and towers - Wikipedia

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   The terms "mast" and "tower" are often used interchangeably. However, in structural engineering terms, a tower is a self-supporting or cantilevered structure, while a mast is held up by stays or guy-wires. [1] A mast is a guyed mast, a thin structure without the shear strength to stand unsupported, that uses attached guy lines for stability ...

7. Columbus skyline changing with four tallest new buildings in ...

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   The hotel tower, at 402 N. High St., next to the Greater Columbus Convention Center, is 28 stories and 361 feet tall. The tower opened in October 2022.When paired with its sister building across ...

8. Category : Radio masts and towers in the United States

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   Radio masts and towers support antennas (also known as aerials) for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television--in the United States. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Radio masts and towers in the United States .

9. List of tallest structures in the United States - Wikipedia

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   WCOM-TV signed on March 3, 1988. The height of the tower was 1,748 ft (533 m). WCOM-TV used the tall tower and a directional antenna to try to serve the Columbus market. The station went dark in 1991 and the tower was sold to a religious broadcaster in South Carolina to be used as two separate 800 ft (240 m) towers.