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Located three miles west of Blanchard, North Dakota (at 47° 20' 32" N, 97° 17' 20" W), it became the tallest artificial structure upon the completion of its construction on August 13, 1963. It was surpassed by 18 m (57 ft) in 1974 by the Warszawa radio mast near Konstantynow, Poland, which collapsed on August 10 1991, making the KVLY mast again the tallest. When (and if) built, the Burj Dubai, presently slated for completion in 2008, might surpass the mast as the tallest land structure.
The tower was built by Hamilton Directors and Kline Iron and Steel, and took thirty days to complete, at a cost of a half million dollars.
Owned by the Meyer Broadcasting Company (now North Dakota Television, LLC) of Bismarck, the tower broadcasts at 316 kW for television station KVLY (channel 11, an NBC affiliate) which is based in FargoFargo is a city located in Cass County in the US state of North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 90,599. It is the county seat of Cass County 6. It is also the largest city in North Dakota. General Information The United S. The tower provides a broadcast area of roughly 30,000 square miles (77,700 km2).
Its overall height above mean sea level is 926 m (3,038 ft). Some time after its completion, the Federal Aviation AdministrationThe Federal Aviation Administration is the entity of the United States government which regulates and oversees all aspects of aviation in the U. History The Air Commerce Act of May 20, 1926, is the cornerstone of the Federal Government's regulation of civ imposed a limit of 2,063 ft, based on this tower's height, on future construction; consequently no taller structures may legally be built in the U.S. at the current time.
The call letters of the television station for which it was built were originally KTHI, the "HI" referring to the height of the mast. The top is reachable by service elevator or ladder.
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