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KXTV/KOVR Tower
The KXTV/KOVR Tower is a guyed communication tower in Walnut Grove, California that rises to 2,049 feet (624.5 m) in height. Built in 2000, it is likely the tallest structure in California, and the 4th tallest guyed mast in the world (as of 2001), and the 6th tallest structure to ever have existed if the destroyed Warsaw radio mast and largely underwater Petronius oil platform are included. It also is taller than the CN tower, the tallest free-standing structure on land. Transmitters on the tower carry the signals for KXTV channel 10 and KOVR channel 13. Geographical coordinates are: ). In the neighbourhood of KXTV/KOVR Tower there are two towers of similiar height, the Channel 40 Tower and the Hearst-Argyle Tower.
See also
Weblinks
- http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=115436
- http://www.structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0013993
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b7778
- http://www.terraserver-usa.com/GetImageArea.ashx?t=1&s=10&lon=-121.501944&lat=38.240000&w=600&h=400&b=2&bc=ff000000&g=2&gc=80ff0000&f=&fs=12&fc=ffffffff&logo=1&lp=--- None ---
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