The WHDH-TV tower is a free-standing lattice tower with a triangular cross section located in the Newton Upper Falls section of Newton, Massachusetts. It was built in 1960 by RKO General and is currently owned by Sunbeam Television, which uses it to transmit its Bostontelevision stations, WHDH (channel 7) and WLVI (channel 56), which shares WHDH's channel spectrum.[1][2] It was originally built for RKO-owned WNAC-TV, the original occupant of channel 7, until it surrendered its license in May 1982 due to long-standing issues with its parent company, when the tower and studio assets were transferred to the new channel 7 licensee.
The tower stands 323.8 m (1,062 ft) tall[3] and would have been the third tallest free-standing tower in the world at the time of its construction after Tokyo Tower and the Eiffel Tower. It is currently the second tallest free-standing lattice tower in the United States after the WITI TV Tower in Milwaukee and the 11th tallest in the world.
whdh, tower, free, standing, lattice, tower, with, triangular, cross, section, located, newton, upper, falls, section, newton, massachusetts, built, 1960, general, currently, owned, sunbeam, television, which, uses, transmit, boston, television, stations, whdh. The WHDH TV tower is a free standing lattice tower with a triangular cross section located in the Newton Upper Falls section of Newton Massachusetts It was built in 1960 by RKO General and is currently owned by Sunbeam Television which uses it to transmit its Boston television stations WHDH channel 7 and WLVI channel 56 which shares WHDH s channel spectrum 1 2 It was originally built for RKO owned WNAC TV the original occupant of channel 7 until it surrendered its license in May 1982 due to long standing issues with its parent company when the tower and studio assets were transferred to the new channel 7 licensee WHDH TV towerAs photographed in 2014General informationStatusCompletedTypeSteel lattice television towerLocationNewton Upper Falls section of Newton MassachusettsCoordinates42 18 41 N 71 12 58 W 42 31139 N 71 21611 W 42 31139 71 21611Completed1960Height323 8 m 1 062 ft The tower stands 323 8 m 1 062 ft tall 3 and would have been the third tallest free standing tower in the world at the time of its construction after Tokyo Tower and the Eiffel Tower It is currently the second tallest free standing lattice tower in the United States after the WITI TV Tower in Milwaukee and the 11th tallest in the world See also editList of tallest towers in the world List of tallest freestanding structures in the world List of tallest freestanding steel structuresReferences edit Federal Communications Commission Reports 1970 BOSTON FCCInfo Structure Registration Results External links editASR Registration 1005862 Tower Site of the Week 2009 Tower photo nbsp This article about a building or structure in Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a guyed mast or radio tower in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WHDH TV tower amp oldid 1193785503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
