Omni-directional TV transmitting antennas on the tower carry the over-the-air (OTA) broadcast signals for KXTV-TV channel 10 (virtual and transmit) and KOVR-TV channel 13 (virtual) and 25 (transmit). The geographical coordinates for the site, a low-lying rural area about 23 miles (37 km) south-southwest of Sacramento and 25 miles (40 km) north-northwest of Stockton, are 38°14′23″N121°30′06″W / 38.23972°N 121.50167°W / 38.23972; -121.50167.
In the neighborhood of KXTV/KOVR Tower are two towers of similar height, the Channel 40 and KVIE-TV Channel 6 Tower and the Channel 3-Hearst-Argyle Tower, forming an impressive antenna "farm" on the east side of the Sacramento River and west of the Interstate 5 freeway, which can be easily seen for miles around in every direction.
The antennas on these towers serve as broadcast stations, transmitting TV broadcast signals, providing service to viewers in the Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto DMA (Designated Market Area)[1] in California's Central Valley.
With their significant height and central location in Walnut Grove, they provide line-of-sight (LOS)[2] signal coverage to the adjacent flat valley terrain for over 60 miles (100 km) to the north (Sacramento) and to the south-southeast (Stockton and Modesto). The towers also provide quite good coverage across the valley to the east into the Sierra Nevada foothills and mountains, and to the west to portions of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area (eastern Solano and Contra Costa counties).[3]
The movie Fall was based on this radio tower according to the director.[4]
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kxtv, kovr, tower, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, a. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2019 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources KXTV KOVR tower news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message The KXTV KOVR Tower also known as the Sacramento Joint Venture Tower is a 2 049 ft 625 m guyed communication tower in Walnut Grove California United States KXTV KOVR tower note the Doppler weather radar station to the right Credit Daniel Schwen Built in 2000 it is the tallest structure in California the third tallest guyed mast in the world as of 2001 and the seventh tallest structure to have ever existed if the destroyed Warsaw radio mast the Burj Khalifa in Dubai the Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur the Shanghai Tower in Shanghai and the Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo are included Omni directional TV transmitting antennas on the tower carry the over the air OTA broadcast signals for KXTV TV channel 10 virtual and transmit and KOVR TV channel 13 virtual and 25 transmit The geographical coordinates for the site a low lying rural area about 23 miles 37 km south southwest of Sacramento and 25 miles 40 km north northwest of Stockton are 38 14 23 N 121 30 06 W 38 23972 N 121 50167 W 38 23972 121 50167 In the neighborhood of KXTV KOVR Tower are two towers of similar height the Channel 40 and KVIE TV Channel 6 Tower and the Channel 3 Hearst Argyle Tower forming an impressive antenna farm on the east side of the Sacramento River and west of the Interstate 5 freeway which can be easily seen for miles around in every direction The antennas on these towers serve as broadcast stations transmitting TV broadcast signals providing service to viewers in the Sacramento Stockton Modesto DMA Designated Market Area 1 in California s Central Valley With their significant height and central location in Walnut Grove they provide line of sight LOS 2 signal coverage to the adjacent flat valley terrain for over 60 miles 100 km to the north Sacramento and to the south southeast Stockton and Modesto The towers also provide quite good coverage across the valley to the east into the Sierra Nevada foothills and mountains and to the west to portions of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area eastern Solano and Contra Costa counties 3 The movie Fall was based on this radio tower according to the director 4 Contents 1 Current tenants 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCurrent tenants editKOVR Ch 13 analog former KOVR Ch 25 digital KMAX Ch 21 digital KXTV Ch 10 analog former KXTV Ch 10 digital KTFK Ch 26 digital See also editList of masts Table of masts List of towers World s tallest structures List of tallest structures in the United StatesReferences edit Nielsen DMA Maps Nielsen com retrieved 2016 07 02 Tablo Blog OTABlog3 TabloTV com retrieved 2016 07 02 Online Coverage Map Browser for KXTV TVFool com retrieved 2016 07 02 Director of New Fall Movie Says Actors Were Never More Than 100 Feet High 12 August 2022 External links edit Listing 1011404 Antenna Structure Registration database U S Federal Communications Commission KXTV KOVR Tower at Structurae KXTV KOVR Tower at skyscraperpage com USGS aerial image Fybush com Tower Site of the Week November 11 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KXTV KOVR tower amp oldid 1223417305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
