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WLWT TV Tower

Coordinates: 39°07′27″N 84°31′18″W / 39.12417°N 84.52167°W / 39.12417; -84.52167
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WLWT TV Tower
WLWT TV Tower is located in the United States
WLWT TV Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeSteel lattice television tower
LocationCincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates39°07′27″N 84°31′18″W / 39.12417°N 84.52167°W / 39.12417; -84.52167
Completed1978
Height289.6 m (950 ft)

The WLWT TV Tower is a free-standing lattice tower with triangular cross section used by WLWT located on Chickasaw Street in the Clifton Heights neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It stands 289.6 m (950 ft) tall,[1] one of four that rise above 900 feet in the city and is among the tallest lattice towers in the world. It was built in 1978,[2] replacing the original 570-foot tall WLWT tower[3][4] built in 1948 at the same site.

Stations

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Television

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TV stations that transmit from WLWT TV Tower include the following:

Callsign Virtual Channel Physical Channel Affiliation Digital channels
WLWT-TV 5 5 NBC 20
WCET-TV 48 17 PBS 48
WPTO-TV

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Registration data". www.fccinfo.com. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio on May 4, 1978 · Page 25". Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Fybush, Scott (May 25, 2012). "Site of the Week 5/25/2012: More Cincinnati, 2010".
  4. ^ "Faded Signals". Faded Signals.