KFVS TV Mast (also Raycom America Tower Cape Girardeau) is a
guyed mast
A guyed mast or guyed tower is a tall thin vertical structure that depends on guy lines (diagonal tensioned cables attached to the ground) for stability. The mast itself has the compressive strength to support its own weight, but does not ha ...
that is 2083 feet (635.1 m) tall, used for transmitting television signals. It was built during 1960 and is located in
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA at 37°25′46″N, 89°30′14″W. At the time of its construction it was the world's tallest structure, being exceeded during 1962 by another transmission tower. Broadcasting from the antenna atop the tower,
KFVS-TV
KFVS-TV (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, serving Southeastern Missouri, the Purchase area of Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and Northwest Tennessee as an affiliate of CBS and The CW. ...
's signal reaches customers in portions of Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
See also
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List of masts
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External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20020607220946/http://raycommedia.com/global/Story.asp?s=143520
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* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b1452
* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b10372
Towers in Missouri
Radio masts and towers in the United States
Towers completed in 1960
1960 establishments in Missouri
Buildings and structures in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
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