The KXTV/KOVR Tower is a guyed communication tower in Walnut Grove, California, United States that rises to 2,049 feet (624.5 m) in height. Built in 2000, it is the tallest structure in California, the 4th tallest guyed mast in the world (as of 2001), and the 6th tallest structure to ever have existed if the destroyed Warsaw radio mast and largely underwater Petronius oil platform are included. Antennas on the tower carry the signals for KXTV channel 10 and KOVR channel 13. Geographical coordinates are: 38°14′23″N 121°30′06″W / 38.23972°N 121.50167°WCoordinates: 38°14′23″N 121°30′06″W / 38.23972°N 121.50167°W.
In the neighborhood of KXTV/KOVR Tower there are two towers of similar height, the Channel 40 Tower and the Hearst-Argyle Tower.
Current Tenants
- KOVR Ch. 13 (analog)
- KOVR Ch. 25 (digital)
- KXTV Ch. 10 (analog)
- KXTV Ch. 61 (digital)
See also
- List of masts
- Table of masts
- List of towers
- World's tallest structures
- List of tallest structures in the United States
Structures of similar height
- KVLY-TV mast (2063 ft - 628.8 m)
- KXJB-TV mast (2060 ft - 627.8 m)
External links
- Listing 1011404 in the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database
- KXTV/KOVR Tower in the Structurae database
- KXTV/KOVR Tower at skyscraperpage.com
- Aerial photo at terraserver-usa.com
- http://www.fybush.com/sites/2005/site-051111.html
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