Everything about The Kvly-tv Mast totally explained
The
KVLY-TV mast (formerly the
KTHI-TV mast) is a
television transmitting
mast in
Blanchard,
Traill County,
North Dakota,
USA, used by
Fargo station
KVLY channel 11. Although the
Burj Dubai tower construction has surpassed its height, the KVLY-TV mast is still the world's tallest
completed man made structure.
Overview
The tower is located three miles west of
Blanchard, North Dakota, which is roughly halfway between Fargo and
Grand Forks. It became the tallest artificial structure upon the completion of its construction on
August 13,
1963. The mast was surpassed in height by 18 m (57 ft) in
1974 by the
Warszawa radio mast near
Konstantynów, Poland, which later collapsed on
August 8,
1991, making the KVLY-TV mast again the tallest structure on land. If completed as planned, the
UAE's
Burj Dubai, presently slated for completion in
2009, will surpass the mast as the tallest land structure. As of
April 7,
2008, the official website for the Burj Dubai project reported that Burj Dubai has reached a height of 629 meters, which is 2064 feet, therefore surpassing the KVLY-TV mast by a foot. However, the
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat won't recognize the Burj Dubai figures as official until that building is complete.
The tower was built by Hamilton Directors and
Kline Iron and Steel, and took thirty days to complete, at a cost of
US$500,000 ($3.3 million in
2007 dollars).
Owned by
Hoak Media of Dallas, Texas, the tower broadcasts at 316
kW for television station
KVLY (channel 11, an
NBC affiliate) which is based in
Fargo. The tower provides a broadcast area of roughly 30,000 square miles (78,000 km²) which is a radius of about 97 miles.
Its overall height above mean sea level is 926 m (3,038 ft). Some time after its completion, the
Federal Aviation Administration imposed a limit of 2,063 ft, based on this tower's height, on future construction; consequently, no taller structures may legally be built in the U.S. at present.
The call letters of the television station for which it was built were originally KTHI, the "HI" referring to the height of the mast. The top is reachable by service elevator or ladder.
Images
Image:KVLYDistance.jpg|KVLY mast from a distance of about one mile (1.6 km)
Image:KVLYBase.jpeg|Base of the tower
Image:KVLYPylon.jpeg|A guy-wire anchor
Image:Picture019.jpg|Guy-wires at base
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