The WLBT Tower was a 610-metre-high (2,000 ft) guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and TV-programs in Raymond, Mississippi, United States, for the Jackson metro area. The mast was constructed in 1966. On October 23, 1997, the mast, which was property of Cosmos Broadcasting ( WLBT a local NBC affiliate), collapsed during the renovation of its guy wires. Three workers were killed. The tower was rebuilt in 1999. [1]
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References
External links
- WLBT Television Tower at Structurae
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b7120
- "Listing 1210491". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
- http://msrmaps.com/GetImageArea.ashx?t=1&s=10&lon=-90.382500&lat=32.213889&w=600&h=400&f=&fs=8&fc=ffffff99&logo=1&lp=
- http://www.current.org/mo/mo722f.html
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32°12′50″N 90°22′57″W / 32.21389°N 90.38250°W
The WLBT Tower was a 610-metre-high (2,000 ft) guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and TV-programs in Raymond, Mississippi, United States, for the Jackson metro area. The mast was constructed in 1966. On October 23, 1997, the mast, which was property of Cosmos Broadcasting ( WLBT a local NBC affiliate), collapsed during the renovation of its guy wires. Three workers were killed. The tower was rebuilt in 1999. [1]
See also
References
External links
- WLBT Television Tower at Structurae
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b7120
- "Listing 1210491". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
- http://msrmaps.com/GetImageArea.ashx?t=1&s=10&lon=-90.382500&lat=32.213889&w=600&h=400&f=&fs=8&fc=ffffff99&logo=1&lp=
- http://www.current.org/mo/mo722f.html
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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32°12′50″N 90°22′57″W / 32.21389°N 90.38250°W