Hearst-Argyle Tower

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Hearst-Argyle Tower is the common name for the guyed tower used for TV broadcasting at Walnut Grove, California, USA at 38°15′53.7″N, 121°29′27.8″W. From 1985 to 2002 Hearst-Argyle Television owned the tower and site, and they remain a tenant, but in May 2002 ownership was transferred to Richland Towers.^{[dubious – discuss]}

The tower is 2000 ft or 609.6 m high and was finished in 1985. Close to it there are two masts of similar height, the KXTV/KOVR Tower and the Channel 40 Tower.

[edit] Current Tenants

• KCRA Ch. 3 (analog primary)

• KMAX Ch. 31 (analog)
• KMAX Ch. 21 (digital)

• KQCA Ch. 46 (digital)

• KSPX Ch. 48 (digital)

[edit] See also

• List of masts, Table of masts
• Tallest structures in the U.S.
• List of the world's tallest structures

[edit] External links

• http://www.richlandtowers.com/OpenHouse/OpenHouseDisplay.asp?p1=11&p9=I&Cat=119
• Listing 1015686 in the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database
• http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b7098
• Hearst-Argyle Tower in the Structurae database
• http://www.fybush.com/sites/2005/site-051111.html