WKRQ Tower

The WKRQ Tower is a free-standing lattice tower with triangular cross section used by WKRQ and WKRC-TV as well as several other radio stations located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The tower was built in the early 1960s[1][2] a period when numerous tall free standing steel lattice towers were being built across the United States including the WCPO TV Tower, the Turner Broadcasting Tower, the WHDH-TV Tower and the WITI TV Tower. The tower stands 294.6 m (967 ft) tall[3] and WKRC's nickname in the 1960s was "Tall 12", a reference to the station's tower which was the tallest in Cincinnati at the time.

WKRQ-FM Tower
The WKRQ Tower as seen in relation to the Cincinnati Skyline, it is the lattice tower on the left hand side of the image north of the downtown core
General information
StatusComplete
TypeSteel lattice television tower
LocationCincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates39°06′59″N 84°30′07″W
Completedearly 1960s
Height294.6 m (967 ft)

The WKRQ Tower remains the tallest freestanding structure in Cincinnati to this day[4] and one of four that rise above 900 feet in the city.

Stations

Television

TV stations that transmit from WCPO TV Tower include the following:

CallsignVirtual ChannelPhysical ChannelAffiliationDigital channels
WKRC-TV1212CBS12

Radio

FM stations that transmit from the WKRQ Tower include the following:[5]

CallsignFrequencyFormatOwner
WOFX92.5Classic rockCumulus Media
WNNF94.1CountryCumulus Media
W233BG94.5
W245AJ96.9
W264BW100.70
WKRQ101.9Top 40Hubbard Broadcasting
W272BY102.3
WEBN102.7Mainstream rockiHeartMedia
WKFS107.1Top 40iHeartMedia

See also

References
  1. https://books.google.ca/books?id=qwg6e3yc2kMC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=WKRC+TV+967+foot+construction+date&source=bl&ots=R6wDhgTEmT&sig=ACfU3U3xki2VRUXTU9HSDZaSdq4820JwQw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwivt47srsnqAhVPknIEHTrYBNkQ6AEwEHoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=WKRC%20TV%20967%20foot%20construction%20date&f=false
  2. https://www.uc.edu/cdc/urban_database/historical/1977.pdf
  3. https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProASRLookup.php?sASR=1019014&tabSearchType=ASR+Search
  4. https://www.emporis.com/city/101314/cincinnati-oh-usa/status/all-buildings
  5. http://worldradiomap.com/us-oh/cincinnati
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