Griffin Television Tower Oklahoma (also known as KWTV Mast) was a (553 m )(1,814 ft) high guy-wired aerial
mast
Mast, MAST or MASt may refer to:
Engineering
* Mast (sailing), a vertical spar on a sailing ship
* Flagmast, a pole for flying a flag
* Guyed mast, a structure supported by guy-wires
* Mooring mast, a structure for docking an airship
* Radio mast ...
for the transmission of two television stations in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States (Geographical coordinates: ) built during 1954. The stations which transmitted from the tower were KWTV-DT and KETA.
It was the tallest structure in the world at the time it was built, and it was the first structure to surpass the Empire State Building in height. The tower featured multiple levels of double guy wires to protect it against severe wind storms. During 1956
KOBR-TV Tower KOBR-TV Tower (also called KSWS-TV Tower) is a 490.7 meter (1,610 ft) high guy-wired aerial mast supporting the transmission antenna of television station KOBR in Caprock, New Mexico, United States. KOBR-TV Tower was built during 1960. The orig ...
in Caprock, New Mexico, became the world's tallest structure. The tower was deconstructed during 2015.
See also
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List of masts
References
External links
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* http://www.fybush.com/sites/2004/site-040129.html
* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b532
Towers in Oklahoma
Buildings and structures in Oklahoma City
Radio masts and towers in the United States
Towers completed in 1954
1954 establishments in Oklahoma
2015 disestablishments in Oklahoma
Buildings and structures demolished in 2015
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