WOR TV Tower was a
lattice tower
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used for FM- and TV-broadcasting at
North Bergen
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,
New Jersey
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, USA. The 420-
ton
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Mainly it describes units of weight. Confusion can arise because ''ton'' can mean
* the long ton, which is 2,240 pounds
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tower was built in 1949. At the time of its construction, it was the tenth-tallest man-made structure in the world.
WOR-TV and FM Transmitter in North Bergen, NJ
accessed November 20, 2006 At the beginning of 1953, the TV transmissions were moved to Empire State Building
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, but the tower remained. On November 8, 1956, the top of the tower was hit by a small aircraft, which knocked off the top and killed six people. The tower was later dismantled.
See also
* List of tallest buildings in North Hudson
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* List of towers
Several extant building fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and are ''self-supporting' ...
* List of famous transmission sites
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References
External links
WOR-TV North Bergen Transmitter
The New Yorker June 6, 1949 p.14
Lattice towers
Mass media in Hudson County, New Jersey
Towers in New Jersey
Former radio masts and towers
Demolished buildings and structures in New Jersey
RKO General
North Bergen, New Jersey
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