KXTV/KOVR tower
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 1986, it is the tallest structure in California, the third tallest guyed mast in the world (as of 2001), and the twenty seventh tallest structure to have ever existed if the destroyed Warsaw radio mast, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and the Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo are included. Antennas on the tower carry the signals for KXTV channel 10 and KOVR channel 13. The 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(former))
- KOVR Ch. 13 (digital)
- KXTV Ch. 10 (analog(former))
- KXTV Ch. 10 (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)
- KRDK-TV mast (2060 ft - 627.8 m)
External links
- Listing 1011404 in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration database
- KXTV/KOVR Tower at Structurae
- KXTV/KOVR Tower at skyscraperpage.com
- USGS aerial image
- Fybush.com Tower Site of the Week November 11, 2005