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The '''Star Tower''' is a 956 foot (291.4 m) high transmitting tower for TV and FM in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] at {{coor dms|39|12|01|N|84|31|22|W|}}. |
The '''Star Tower''' is a 956 foot (291.4 m) high transmitting tower for TV and FM in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] at {{coor dms|39|12|01|N|84|31|22|W|}}. It was built for [[WSTR-TV]], then known as "Star 64", which still broadcasts from the tower<ref>[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=117512 Tower ASR Registration] [http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=117383 (2)]</ref> a non-directional antenna for its analog signal, and a directional antenna pointing northwest for digital.<ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WSTR WSTR licenses], [[FCC]]</ref> It was bult in [[1991]] by using a helicopter. Similar structures designed by the same firm exist in [[Mesquite, Texas]] (''Mesquite Municipal Communications Facility'') and the [[Washington, D.C.]] area (WBDC), and at a smaller scale on [[Poor Mountain]], Virginia (WPXR). |
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Revision as of 19:04, 26 June 2006
The Star Tower is a 956 foot (291.4 m) high transmitting tower for TV and FM in Cincinnati, Ohio at 39°12′01″N 84°31′22″W / 39.20028°N 84.52278°W. It was built for WSTR-TV, then known as "Star 64", which still broadcasts from the tower[1] a non-directional antenna for its analog signal, and a directional antenna pointing northwest for digital.[2] It was bult in 1991 by using a helicopter. Similar structures designed by the same firm exist in Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite Municipal Communications Facility) and the Washington, D.C. area (WBDC), and at a smaller scale on Poor Mountain, Virginia (WPXR).