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The analog tower is the one tallest towers.


==History== ==History==

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TV broadcast tower in South Dakota, U.S.
KDLT Tower
General information
TypeTelevision Tower
AddressCounty Highway 111
Town or cityRowena, South Dakota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43°30′18″N 96°33′23″W / 43.50500°N 96.55639°W / 43.50500; -96.55639
Elevation434.9 meters (1,427 ft)
CompletedAugust 19, 1998
OwnerGray Media Group, Inc.
Height477 metres
KDLT tower rigging

The KDLT towers are two towers used by South Dakota television station KDLT. Both towers are high guy-wired aerial masts for the transmission of TV programs in Rowena, South Dakota. The original analog tower was built in 1976, and is 477 meters (1,565 ft). The analog tower is the one tallest towers.

History

Although KDLT now exclusively uses the digital tower, the beacon lights at the top of both towers must be replaced when they malfunction as a warning for aircraft. Replacement of the beacon bulb at the top of the digital tower was featured in an episode of World's Toughest Fixes in 2010. In 2015, amateur drone video footage of a man changing the light bulb on the analog tower went viral attracting more than 19 million views on YouTube and garnering attention from CNN and a newspaper in Britain. On learning of the drone footage, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) forbade any further flights; without its approval, drones are restricted by law to a ceiling of 400 feet (120 m), far lower than the height of the tower.

See also

References

  1. Cooper, Kindra (16 February 2015). "The view from this South Dakota TV Tower is as grand & dizzying as any Manhattan skyscraper". The Architect's Newspaper. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. Moran, Lee (5 January 2015). "SEE IT: South Dakota repairman changes light bulb … on 1,500-foot TV antenna". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. Cruit, Nick (November 25, 2008). "Local man repairs 2,000-foot tower on TV". Sierra Sun. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  4. Hult, John (January 8, 2015). "Sky-high climb in Salem passes 1 million views". Argus Leader. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via USA Today.
  5. Fast, Austin (April 27, 2017). "WATCH: Death-defying drone footage shows man changing lightbulb atop 1,500-foot TV tower". WCPO-TV. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  6. Kludt, Tom (January 6, 2015). "Spectacular drone footage brings tower repairman his viral moment". CNN. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  7. Kevin Eck (January 3, 2015). "The FAA Was Not a Fan of the TV Tower Drone Video". Ad Week. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

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