Star Tower

Star Tower is a digital television and FM radio transmitting tower on Winton Road near North Bend Road in the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio designed and built by the Landmark Tower Company. The three-legged lattice tower stands 954 feet (290.8 m) high. It is one of the tallest lattice towers in the world and the second tallest of the four that rise above 900 feet in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] Registered with FCC as Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) 1014132, the tower was built in 1991 for WSTR-TV, known as "Star64".[2][3]

Star Tower
General information
StatusComplete
TypeSteel lattice television tower
LocationCincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates39°12′01″N 84°31′22″W
Completed1991
Height290.8 m (954 ft)
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An omnidirectional antenna[4] atop Star Tower transmits the signal of owner WSTR-TV,[5] while a number of FM radio stations, including WREW,[6] WGRR,[7] and WYGY[8] also broadcast from the tower. WRRM[9] has a backup antenna located on this tower; their primary is on the WXIX tower closer to the center of Cincinnati.[7]

Stations

Television

TV stations that transmit from Star Tower include the following:

CallsignVirtual ChannelPhysical ChannelAffiliationDigital channels
WSTR-TV6418several18

Radio

FM stations that transmit from Star Tower Tower include the following:

CallsignFrequencyFormatOwner
WREW94.9Adult ContemporaryHubbard Broadcasting
WYGY97.3CountryHubbard Broadcasting
WRRM98.5Adult ContemporaryCumulus Media
WGRR103.5Classic HitsCumulus Media

See also

References
  1. https://www.emporis.com/city/101314/cincinnati-oh-usa/status/all-buildings
  2. "Listing 1014277". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Listing 1014132". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. "WSTR Upgrades Power, Signal Strength". TVNewsCheck. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  5. Facility details for Facility ID 11204 (WSTR-TV) in the FCC's Licensing and Management System
  6. WREW in the FCC's FM station database
  7. WGRR in the FCC's FM station database
  8. WYGY in the FCC's FM station database
  9. WRRM in the FCC's FM station database
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