Webb Hill is a hill located in

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, in Washington County. The hill houses numerous radio and television tower facilities that serve the local area. The hill's geology is common with the surrounding region. In 1998, the skeletal remains of a male were found on the mountain.

Geology

As with the surrounding area, soil and rock formations on Webb Hill are red in appearance due to the presence of

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. Although portions of the older section of the city of St. George (particularly the southern part near the

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) lie on floodplain alluvium, much of the city is built directly upon Jurassic, Triassic, and Permian period sedimentary bedrock. This includes Webb Hill. At its highest point, the hill reaches in elevation. It is in length from east to west, and in length from north to south.

Radio

Multiple lower power and booster stations broadcast from the hill, a full list of which can be foun
here
Given these stations are translators and lower power stations, their coverage of the region is limited. Full power stations in St. George transmit from Seegmiller Mountain, 17 miles south of town in Arizona.

Television

Along with radio station transmitters, the hill is home to numerous television stations. The two best known stations are

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(digital channel 9) and

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(digital channel 18). KMYU is a full service television station while KUEW is a satellite of

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(PBS) from

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. All stations on the list appearing 2.9 miles away from St. George are in fact broadcasting from within the city on Webb Hill. In total 17 television stations (most of them low power) broadcast from the mountain. However, due to the national digital television transition, several of the analog translator stations were shut off.

Internet

Along with radio and television station transmitters, Webb Hill is home to one of the local high speed internet providers' transmitters in St. George.

References

External links

Case File 692UMUT
The Doe Network.

Saint George, Utah TV Translators

UEN Washington County Translators

ABC4 (KTVX) Translator list
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