AFLAC Tower is a tall guyed mast located in

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in the United States.

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Tower (which is named for the former owner of KWWL) was completed in July 1984, and is tall with appurtenances and without appurtenances. The antenna appurtenance is tall. Television station KWWL and radio stations

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and

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broadcast from this tower

The transmitter site is owned by KWWL's current owner,

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. The KWWL transmitter site building features

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and a

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, allowing someone to maintain at least rudimentary living conditions. The site has a backup generator for KWWL's digital channel along with KNWS, but not for their analog signal or KFMW.

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