:''You may also be looking for the Gangnam Finance Center, Seoul, Korea.'' Star Tower is a

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and

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transmitting tower on Winton Road near North Bend Road in the College Hill neighborhood of

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designed and built by the

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. The three-legged lattice tower stands high. It is one of the tallest

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s in the world and the second tallest of the four that rise above 900 feet in

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. The tower is owned by the

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, though the company owns an additional tower in Mount Auburn for its main station in the area,

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affiliate

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(next to WSTR and WKRC's studios).

History

In 1988, Hoker Broadcasting Company, then owner of

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and

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("Star 64"), purchased a site in College Hill from a developer who had planned to build

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lockers. It was registered with

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as Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) 1014132. The following year, nearby residents sued to stop the project out of concern that the tower would be an eyesore. Hoker settled with the group in 1991, agreeing to restrictions on how the land surrounding the tower could be developed.

completed the tower in October 1991. At the time, it was the tallest tower in Cincinnati and the tallest of its kind in the world. It increased WSTR's transmitting power by and added 1 million potential viewers.

Stations

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atop Star Tower continues to transmit WSTR-TV, while a number of FM radio stations, including

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, and

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also broadcast from the tower.

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has a backup antenna located on this tower; their primary is on the

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tower closer to the center of Cincinnati.

Television

TV stations that transmit from Star Tower include the following:

Radio

FM stations that transmit from Star Tower Tower include the following:

References

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