KGTV Tower is a self-support Ideco Dresser

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History

KGTV Tower (originally KFSD-TV tower, later KOGO-TV) was built in 1953, by then owner Thomas Sharp (founder of Sharp Healthcare). The main tower is also identical (although shorter) to former sister station KFSD/KOGO AM 600's twin 416 foot Ideco Dresser towers.

Radio Stations on KGTV Tower

The main tower is also home of the ERI combined FM antenna containing

KMYI KMYI (94.1 FM) is a commercial radio station in San Diego, California, airing a hot adult contemporary music format. It is owned by iHeartMedia. Its studios are located in San Diego's Kearny Mesa neighborhood on the northeast side, and the tran ...

KYXY KYXY (96.5 FM) is a commercial radio station owned by Audacy, Inc. KYXY is licensed to San Diego, California, with its studios in the city's Stonecrest area. Its transmitter site is in La Jolla, on the KGTV Tower which it shares with KGTV and sev ...

, KSON and

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. Also at the site is a custom built "H" shaped tower used for microwave, and also serves as the main tower for

KSSX KSSX (95.7 FM) is a commercial radio station located in San Diego, California, although the station is legally licensed to serve Carlsbad, in nearby North County. The station airs an urban-leaning rhythmic CHR format, and is one of seven stat ...

. *KMYI (formerly KFSD-FM/KOGO-FM) moved to the KGTV site in 1974 from the Emerald Hills KOGO 600 facility. *KSSX moved to the KGTV site from the lower Soledad site of UCSD in 2007. *KYXY moved to the KGTV site in 2007 from the KFMB Channel 8 tower site. *KSON (originally KSDO-FM) was licensed to the site in the early 1960s. *KIOZ moved to the KGTV site in 1999 from the KFMB Channel 8 tower site.

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and the Mount Soledad transmitter site are presently owned by Scripps Broadcasting.

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History

Radio Stations on KGTV Tower

See also

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