The WLBT Tower was a
guy-wire
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d aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and TV-programs in
Raymond, Mississippi
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,
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, for the
Jackson
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metro area. The mast was constructed in 1966. On October 23, 1997, the mast, which was property of
Cosmos Broadcasting (
WLBT
WLBT (channel 3) is a television station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Television, which also operates American Spirit Media–owned Fox affiliate WDBD (channel 40) and Vicksburg-licensed MyN ...
a local
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affiliate), collapsed during the renovation of its guy wires. Three workers were killed. The tower was rebuilt in 1999.
See also
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List of masts
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Towers completed in 1966
Towers in Mississippi
Radio masts and towers
Former radio masts and towers
1966 establishments in Mississippi
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