Forestport Tower
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Forestport Tower
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| Basic data | ||||
| Place: | Forestport | |||
| State: | new York | |||
| Country: | United States | |||
| Altitude : | 438 m | |||
| Coordinates: 43 ° 26 ′ 41.9 " N , 75 ° 5 ′ 9.7" W. | ||||
| Use: | Military use | |||
| Demolition : | April 21, 1998 | |||
| Mast data | ||||
| Construction time : | 1950 | |||
| Building material : | steel | |||
| Operating time: | 1950-1998 | |||
| Total height : | 371 m | |||
| Data on the transmission system | ||||
| Wavebands : | VLF transmitter, LW transmitter | |||
| Send type: | Radio navigation | |||
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The Forestport Tower was a 371 meter high transmission mast for long and long wave waves in Forestport , New York.
The Forestport Tower was completed in 1950 and at the time of its completion it was the second tallest structure on earth. He played a major role in the development of the LORAN-C and OMEGA radio navigation systems .
Since these radio navigation systems played a major role in the Cold War , the Forestport Tower was considered a symbol of the Cold War. With the advent of GPS satellite navigation , the OMEGA system was switched off and the Forestport Tower, which had become dispensable, was demolished on April 21, 1998.