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WRAL HDTV Mast
The WRAL HDTV Mast is a 609.5 meter high guy-wired radio mast for TV and FM-broadcasting near Auburn, North Carolina, USA at 35°40'35.1"N and 78°32'07.2"W. The WRAL HDTV mast weighs 723 tons. Therefore the guys weigh 258 tons. The WRAL HDTV mast has three platforms for aerials of directive radio and it is used by 3 TV and 2 FM-broadcasting companies. It was built in 1989 as replacement for two masts of the same height, which collapsed during a blizzard. Near WRAL HDTV Mast, there are two further extremely high radio masts, the WTVD Tower and the WNCN Tower.
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- http://www.fybush.com/site-030807.html
- http://www.structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0015903
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b528
- http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=111811
- http://www.terraserver-usa.com/GetImageArea.ashx?t=1&s=11&lon=-78.535333&lat=35.676389&w=600&h=400&f=&fs=8&fc=ffffff99&logo=1&lp=--- None ---
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