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Encyclopedia > Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Rosinton

Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Rosinton is a guyed mast for TV transmission at Rosinton, Alabama, USA at 30°37'36" N and 87°38'50" W. Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Rosinton was built in 1981 and is 520.3 metres high.

List of masts Warsaw radio mast Masts are among the tallest man-made structures. ...


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List of masts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (528 words)
Observation decks or restaurants are not present, and most masts function as a very large antenna for broadcasting organizations.
Towers and buildings with masts on them (that are a hybrid) are in their own list.
There is often crossover in term usage as some skyscraper use the tower term, some towers use the mast term, and ironically 'skyscraper' has some word heritage from references to high sailboat masts.
Science Fair Projects - List of masts (1517 words)
Two shorter towers may be a better option the one taller one, for example, or a higher tower might not be useful if the signal is blocked by terrain nor if all the listeners are in a concentrated area and a higher tower cannot pay for itself.
The Petronius Compliant Tower, an oil platform) at 2100 ft or 640 m (to the top of the spire) is the tallest non-guyed structure in existence but it is mostly underwater (taller than all but the Warsaw radio mast).
The CN Tower at 553.33 metres (1,815 ft 4.5 in) is the tallest non-guyed structure on land, though it is shorter than many of the guyed towers.
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