WEAU transmission mast

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WEAU transmission mast
Basic data
Place: Fairchild
State: Wisconsin
Country: United States
Altitude : 333  m
Coordinates: 44 ° 39 ′ 49.5 "  N , 90 ° 57 ′ 41.3"  W.
Use: Broadcasting station
Owner : WEAU TV
Demolition : March 22, 2011
Mast data
Construction time : 1981
Operating time: since 1981
Total height : 608.99  m
Data on the transmission system
Waveband : FM transmitter
Radio : VHF broadcasting
Shutdown : March 22, 2011
Position map
WEAU transmission mast (Wisconsin)
WEAU transmission mast
WEAU transmission mast
Localization of Wisconsin in USA 48

The WEAU transmission mast was a 608.99 meter high guyed transmission mast for broadcasting VHF and TV programs in Fairchild , Wisconsin , USA . The mast was completed in 1981 and was owned by the television broadcaster WEAU-TV. On March 22, 2011, the transmitter mast collapsed due to a heavy snow storm under the snow and wind load. Until that day, the mast was considered the tallest structure in Wisconsin.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. WEAU-TV: WEAU 13 tower collapses in Fairchild (accessed April 15, 2011)