KDLT tower
KDLT Tower | |
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General information | |
Type | Television Tower |
Address | County Highway 111 |
Town or city | Rowena, South Dakota |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 43°30′18″N 96°33′23″W / 43.50500°N 96.55639°W |
Elevation | 434.9 meters (1,427 ft) |
Completed | August 19, 1998 |
Owner | Gray Media Group, Inc. |
Height | 609.2 meters (1,999 ft) |
The KDLT towers are two towers used by KDLT, they are both high guy-wired aerial masts for the transmission of TV programs in Rowena, South Dakota. The original analog tower built in 1976 is 477 meters (1,565 ft)[1] while the newer digital tower built in 1998 is 609.2 meters (1,999 ft).[2] They are owned by Gray Media Group, Inc.[2] The digital tower is one of the tallest structures in the world. Only two buildings are taller: Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
History[]
The analog tower is no longer active, KDLT now uses the digital, but the beacon lights at the top of both towers must be replaced when they malfunction as a warning for aircraft.[4][5] Replacement of the beacon bulb at the top of the digital tower was featured in an episode of World's Toughest Fixes during Season 1 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 17 million hits 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) ordered no more flights as drones are by law restricted to a ceiling of 400 feet (120 m), the tower being about five times that height.[10]
See also[]
- List of masts, Table of masts
- Tallest structures in the U.S.
- List of the world's tallest structures
References[]
- ^ "Listing 1042111". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b "Listing 1042104". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Brady, Paul (6 December 2017). "The KDLT Mast, The World's Almost-Tallest Transmission Tower Stands In South Dakota". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Cooper, Kindra (16 February 2015). "The view from this South Dakota TV Tower is as grand & dizzying as any Manhattan skyscraper". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Moran, Lee (5 January 2015). "SEE IT: South Dakota repairman changes light bulb … on 1,500-foot TV antenna". New York Daily News. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Cruit, Nick (November 25, 2008). "Local man repairs 2,000-foot tower on TV". Sierra Sun. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Hult, John (January 8, 2015). "Sky-high climb in Salem passes 1 million views". Argus Leader. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via USA Today.
- ^ Fast, Austin (April 27, 2017). "WATCH: Death-defying drone footage shows man changing lightbulb atop 1,500-foot TV tower". WCPO-TV. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Kludt, Tom (January 6, 2015). "Spectacular drone footage brings tower repairman his viral moment". CNN. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Kevin Eck (January 3, 2015). "The FAA Was Not a Fan of the TV Tower Drone Video". Ad Week. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
External links[]
- KDLT Television Tower at Structurae
- "Listing 1042104". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
- Towers in South Dakota
- Buildings and structures in Minnehaha County, South Dakota
- Towers completed in 1998
- 1998 establishments in South Dakota