KFVS transmission mast
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KFVS transmission mast
KFVS TV mast
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| Basic data | ||||
| Place: | Cape Girardeau | |||
| State: | Missouri | |||
| Country: | United States | |||
| Altitude : | 248 m | |||
| Coordinates: 37 ° 25 '44.4 " N , 89 ° 30' 14.1" W. | ||||
| Use: | Broadcasting station | |||
| Owner : | Raycom Media | |||
| Mast data | ||||
| Construction time : | 1960 | |||
| Building material : | steel | |||
| Operating time: | since 1960 | |||
| Total height : | 511.1 m | |||
| Data on the transmission system | ||||
| Waveband : | FM transmitter | |||
| Send type: | NTSC | |||
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The KFVS transmission mast (also called Raycom America Tower Cape Girardeau ) is a 511.1 meter high transmission mast for the programs of the local television company KFVS near Cape Girardeau (Missouri) in the USA . It belongs to the US media company Raycom Media .
The transmission mast was built in 1960 to broadcast television programs that can be received not only in Missouri , but also in parts of Illinois , Kentucky , Tennessee and Arkansas due to the enormous height of the transmission mast .
At the time of its completion, the mast was the tallest structure on earth and at the same time the first to be higher than 500 meters.