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| | TV-radio tower collapses, killing three near Dallas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | Three maintenance workers were working on the tower, which is used by several television and radio stations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, when the accident occurred, said Lt. Jim Zerban, who witnessed the end of the collapse. |
 | | Officials at the National Weather Service said the surface winds were 13 mph to 14 mph in nearby Cockrell Hill at the time of the accident but would have been stronger at higher levels. |
 | | The antenna was shared by several UHF stations and several FM radio stations, which were temporarily knocked off the air because of the accident, said Bill Howell, a KXAS assignments editor. |
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