The KWCH 12 Tower is a 1,500 foot high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of TV programs and formerly FM in rural

Reno County, Kansas Reno County (standard abbreviation: RN) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,898. The largest city and county seat is Hutchinson. History Early history For many millennia, the Great ...

, United States. It is almost centered between the cities of Hutchinson, Burrton, Buhler. (Geographical coordinates: ) The KWCH 12 Tower was completed in 1963 and is the property of KWCH 12 (

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). The tower is the tallest structure in the state of

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. The tallest building in Kansas is the

Epic Center The Epic Center is a high-rise building located at 301 N. Main St. in Wichita, Kansas. At 320 feet (top floor)/ 385 feet (tip of sloped roof), it is the tallest building in the state of Kansas. The tallest structure in the state is the KWCH 12 ...

in Wichita.

Transmitters

The following is a list of TV channels transmitting from this tower. ;

KWCH-DT KWCH-DT (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Hutchinson, Kansas, United States, serving the Wichita area as an affiliate of CBS. It is owned by Gray Television alongside CW affiliate KSCW-DT (channel 33), and maintains studios on 3 ...

(Digital channel 19) * 12.1:

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* 12.2: Always on Storm Team 12 * 12.3:

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* 12.4:

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;

KSCW-DT KSCW-DT (channel 33) is a television station in Wichita, Kansas, United States, affiliated with The CW. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Hutchinson-licensed CBS affiliate KWCH-DT (channel 12). Both stations share studios on 37th St ...

(Digital channel same as Virtual channel for KWCH-DT) * 33.1:

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* 33.2:

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* 33.3:

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* 33.4:

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* * Radio masts and towers in the United States Buildings and structures in Reno County, Kansas Towers in Kansas Towers completed in 1963 1963 establishments in Kansas Gray Television {{Kansas-struct-stub

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