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  List of masts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Towers and buildings with masts on them (that are a hybrid) are in their own list.
There is often crossover in term usage as some skyscraper use the tower term, some towers use the mast term, and ironically ' skyscraper ' has some word heritage from references to high sailboat masts.
Self-supporting masts are covered as towers under the List of towers, and the borderline cases are mentioned separately (hybrid designs, under water, etc.) elsewhere on this page.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Masts   (496 words)

  
 TV Alabama Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TV Alabama Tower is a 2000 foot (609.6 meter) tall guyed radio mast located near Windham Springs, in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA.
Its precise position is at 33°28'48" N and 87°25'50" W. TV Alabama Tower was built in 1996 and is the property of "TV Alabama, Inc."
The TV Alabama tower is one of two masts broadcasting the feed from ABC 33/40, serving Anniston / Gadsden, Birmingham, and Tuscaloosa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/TV_Alabama_Tower   (123 words)

  
 World's tallest structures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The tallest tower built of lattice steel is Kiev TV Tower with a height of 386 metres.
The tallest tower built of wood is currently the transmission tower of the transmitter Gliwice in Poland at 118 meters.
The CN Tower is excluded from these categories because it is not a "habitable building", which is defined as a frame structure made with floors and walls throughout.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/World%27s_tallest_structures   (1470 words)

  
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Migratory Bird Management, BIRD KILLS AT TOWERS AND OTHER HUMAN-MADE ...
Kills at WALB tower near Doerum, Colquitt County, on 3 nights in fall (365 individuals of 35 species, 56% Red-eyed Vireos; 12-13 September 1959, 7-8 September, and 17-18 October 1962) are compared with kill on same nights at WCTV tower in Leon County, Florida.
Of 7 birds found dead at TV tower in Wagoner County 27 October 1976, 4 were nevadensis race (which breeds in western U.S.), 2 were "intergrades between nevadensis and oblitus " (latter breeding in central Canada), and 1 was "intergrade of mediogriseus toward oblitus " (former breeding in New England).
This tower collapsed in 1973 and was replaced by an even taller structure equipped with strobe lights; for unknown reasons, migrants are "not attracted to the powerful white lights" of the new tower.
migratorybirds.fws.gov /issues/tower.html   (6034 words)

  
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Migratory Bird Management, BIRD KILLS AT TOWERS AND OTHER MAN-MADE STRUCTURES:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The purpose of this document is to increase public awareness of the potential impacts of towers and other man-made structures by highlighting some of the pertinent literature on the subject.
In response to Verheijen's (1981a, 1981b) claims that tower kills rarely occur on nights close to a full moon, Crawford examined 25 years of data (1956-1980) from the WCTV tower in Leon County, Florida, and identified 683 nights on which 10 or more birds were killed.
On 21 September 1990, 128 individuals of 20 species (mostly Ovenbird) were found dead at a TV tower in Henderson, while no mortality was noted at a tower located just 3 miles away.
www.jmu.edu /wmra/engineering/bibliography.html   (6028 words)

  
 List of masts - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Also, many large electrical towers or wind-turbine masts are of an unclear classification.
Pylon of Elbe crossing 2 - a freestanding steel framework tower used as pylon for four circuits of 380 kV.
Two shorter towers may be a better option the one taller one, for example, or a higher tower might not be useful if the signal is blocked by terrain nor if all the listeners are in a concentrated area and a higher tower cannot pay for itself.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/TV_masts   (1324 words)

  
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It is a triangular, guyed, tower that is 34 inches on each side, and its guy wires are anchored to telephone poles, rather than to the ground because of adjacent obstacles and structures.
Cablevision adds that the tower was disassembled and stored on the ground for several years prior to being relocated and reassembled at its present site.
In view of the unique history of the tower herein, including the unusual method in which it is guyed, we believe the tower wind loading issue raises public safety concerns that merit further study.
www.fcc.gov /ftp/Bureaus/Cable/Orders/1997/da972286.txt   (787 words)

  
 WPMI-TV Mobile Alabama 2004 Tower Collapse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
On Thursday September 16, 2004 Hurricane Ivan came ashore at Gulf Shores Alabama and caused many millions of dollars of damage to property.
The 1633 foot tall WPMI-TV (Channel 15) tower was hit by one of the many tornados spawned by Ivan causing the top 1100 feet to collapse.
The goal is to remove the two top damaged sections and allow the tower to remain as vertical real estate.
www.tower-pro.com /Pictures_of_interest/WPMI-Cleanup/index.htm   (136 words)

  
 [TowerTalk] Alabama tower accident-update
300 foot AM broadcast tower in a rather unique way, if you ask me. In an effort to save time (I guess) they tried to assemble the tower in (2) 150 foot sections using a crane.
They got the first 150 feet up, and with the poor fellow on top of this "section", were trying the mount the top 150 feet with a crane when something caused the bottom "section" to buckle.
> The tower itself came down and appears to not be all connected together, > although the TV pictures aired were picked to show twisted sections, rather > than an overall view.
lists.contesting.com /_towertalk/1999-02/msg00233.html   (249 words)

  
 East Coast Cams USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Tower Cam....This cam is installed high up on the NBC-2 Doppler radar tower overlooking the city of.....
WIS Skycam....This is a continually updated shot from the WIS TV sky cam of downtown Columbia, South Carolina.
It is mounted about 30 stories up a 40 story TV tower located at Bull and Gervais Streets in downtown Columbia.It sometimes points at the state capitol building, the city skyline or some surrounding neighborhoods.
www.joson.com /gen-infor/cams-east-usa-.htm   (3590 words)

  
 Three dead in Alabama TV tower collapse - tied to positions (985-foot) tower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Two were crushed in the tower's rubble and the third died at Huntsville Hospital, officials said.
He was just talking about the several towers he has on his own peoperty, fairly tall but not as tall as this one.
WHEN these guys are 'up on the tower' their minds are on business; wrenching the clamps tight on antenna brackets, hoisting 3 or 4" hardline and attachin it to the tower with special harware or signaling the winch operator to hoist parts or tools up the tower...
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/976756/posts   (2397 words)

  
 affiliate alabama mobile nbc
Alabama Live - state guide, including tourist information, investing, historical facts, and entertainment.
The station's transmission tower is located in Baldwin County, Alabama just off Interstate 10, near the tower of Channel...
Alabama - ABC 33/40 - ABC 33/40 for Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Anniston is an ABC affiliate.
www.affiliate-review.com /affiliate-programs/affiliate-alabama-mobile-nbc.html   (220 words)

  
 The Modern Cubicle
Designers do know that the workstation of someone engaging deep mental investment to do their job must be constructed so that the worker cannot see movement approaching from behind.
Desktop reading of text or writing notes beside the keyboard on the side of the monitor away from the tower makes the blinking hard drive busy light appear to approach from behind when you turn to view the screen again.
If you have several hours exposure from human traffic at the library, while reading at an open table or seated in a reading room chair, followed by long hours watching TV with a critically misplaced ceiling fan sweeping detectable shadows around the room, the combination of those two behaviors might cause the problem.
www.visionandpsychosis.net /modern_cubical.htm   (4051 words)

  
 US Cam's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Tower Cam....NBC-2 Doppler radar tower overlooking the city of Ft.Myers Florida.
WRGB Live SkyCam....The camera is located on top of the twin tower building at One Commerce Plaza in downtown Albany.
Battle Cam....Gettysburg National Tower, the "Battle Cam" overlooks some of the most notable landmarks of the actual battles at Gettysburg.
www.glliadis.com /live-cams.html   (1165 words)

  
 Tower Collapse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Station owner, David Woods, is shown standing amidst the wreckage of his television tower, for one of the many local news reports on the disaster.
Stories were carried on two local TV stations, on CNN, and on The Weather Channel.
Fortunately, the only damage sustained by property surrounding the tower was to two 20 foot satellite antennas which were completely destroyed.
www.wcov.com /technical/tower.html   (346 words)

  
 TV Query - TV Technical Information - Video Division - MB (FCC)
Only TV records with current engineering data will be retrieved.
TV Query provides detailed information about individual stations.
TV Lists provide faster response for larger inquiries.
www.fcc.gov /mb/video/tvq.html   (316 words)

  
 The Harbinger. Is That Clear? WEIQ-TV Reception in Mobile.
Ron, a local engineer who maintains the transmission tower for Alabama Public Television station WEIQ, is a cheerful man, despite years of power supply problems and lightning strikes.
In fact, WEIQ's tower and transmission building, located in Spanish Fort, were given to the Alabama Educational Television Commission 25 years ago by WALA-TV (Channel 10) when that station moved to a better facility.
Channel 15 has three advantages over its public television rival: a lower UHF frequency, a tower that is closer and almost three times as tall, and an effective radiating power that is nearly five times as great.
www.theharbinger.org /xvii/981117/silver.html   (953 words)

  
 [TowerTalk] Alabama tower accident-update
The person killed was reported to be a repairman from Tower Technology, of Signal, Ca.
One source says the crane bumped the tower, but the crane operator and the station representative say the repairman made a mistake.
The tower itself came down and appears to not be all connected together, although the TV pictures aired were picked to show twisted sections, rather than an overall view.
lists.contesting.com /_towertalk/1999-02/msg00214.html   (162 words)

  
 tv_alabama_tower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
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www.articlesgalore.com /documents/TV_Alabama_Tower   (152 words)

  
 Aubrey Herbert's Economic Education
Senator Jeff Sessions, a Republican from Alabama who is chairman of the subcommittee, worried that the common aero vehicle might be used in ways that would "be mistaken as some sort of attack on, for example, Russia."
Certain details, such as the 1,776-foot height and the 276-foot spire, are expected to remain, according to an official familiar with the plan.
A government official said the tower will still be "an iconic building" that "retains some of the concepts" envisioned by Libeskind and the tower's lead architect, David Childs.
aubreyherbert.blogspot.com   (6043 words)

  
 WAKA TV Channel 8 - Positively Alabama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The sound of seagulls is something you'd normally only hear at the beach, but for the past 25 years, this flock has made the Alabama river its home...well, for at least 3 months out of the year.
Ingram's 1900's Selma home graces the front and the concoction of charcoal and common household spices are remeniscent of meals cooked over a stove fuel by instead of electricity.
This little west alabama company is now competing against national brands in Central and South ALabama and Florida.
www.waka.com /positivelyalabama.html   (2700 words)

  
 wcnc-tv_tower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Diversified Communications Tower Rowley, Iowa AFLAC Tower Dallas, North Carolina WBTV-Tower, WCNC-TV Tower Windham Springs, Alabama WTTO Tower, TV Alabama Tower Awendaw, South Carolina WCSC-Tower Bolding...
J2-Sendemast  1984 Wachenbrunn (TH) in use Wachenbrunn, Quadratantenne  1988 Wachenbrunn (TH) WCNC-TV Tower  1992 Dallas (NC) in use WCTV Television Tower  1987 Metcalf (GA) in use WDAF Tower  1967 Kansas...
Towers Tower Missouri City US 600.4 m Fox-TV Tower US 600 m Mississippi Telecasting Tower US 600 m WCNC-TV Tower US 600 m Capstar Radio Tower US 599 m KDUH/CH4 TV Mast US (collapsed) 598.3 m American Towers Tower...
wcnc-tv_tower.networklive.org   (406 words)

  
 A selection from a decade of visits to tower and studio sites in the Northeast and beyond
But before we get to Alabama's biggest city in the rain, a quick detour to a city that's drawn the short end of the move-in straw twice in the last few years.
Today, they're part of a huge "Birmingham" TV market that stretches from the Georgia line almost to Mississippi, and Anniston viewers seeking local news have to be satisfied with a quick cut-in from the old WHMA "Radio Building" downtown.
It's a perfect location for towers, so it's no surprise that just about all of the major FM and TV stations in the market can be found up there.
www.fybush.com /site-020605.html   (2078 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Wilson Towercam.....The cam is located on top of the 150-foot solar telescope tower at Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California.  It operates 24 hours a day and can be panned around.  At night it may be looking down on the lights of Los Angeles.
Austin Tower Cam......Live cam of the University of Texas at Austin main tower.
King 5 Tower Cams.....The KING 5 Tower Cameras are placed throughout the Puget Sound region of Western Washington.
www.livecameralink.com /usa.htm   (6027 words)

  
 WSFA TV Montgomery, AL - Home
Could a combination of fish oil and anesthetic be the basis of new drugs to fight breast cancer?
LawCall on WSFA 12 is Central Alabama’s first televised live 30 minute call-in legal program.
Get great bargains on local products and services.
www.wsfa.com   (294 words)

  
 Cambrosia Webcam Software   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
River Cam....This is a cam provided by the Corps of Engineers, overlooking Lock & Dam #15 on the Mississippi River between Rock Island, IL and Davenport, IA. The viewpoint shifts as the camera rotates on a pole high above the Visitor's Center on Rock Island Arsenal.
Tower Cam 9...Five views of Charlotte courtesy of WSOC-TV.
WKYC CSU Sky Cam....It's on top of Fenn Tower, on the campus of Cleveland State University, just east of downtown.
www.cambrosia.com /USAEast.php   (3470 words)

  
 collapse tower information.
West Virginia Lightning - WVAH TV Tower Collapse - February 19...
Evidence of Explosives In The South Tower Collapse.
Digital TV: Three Dead In AL Tower Collapse.
www.just-find.com /c/collapse_tower.html   (324 words)

  
 Direct TV Tower Directv Direct TV Tower Free 4 Room Direct TV Tower Minnesota MN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
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www.sagarmathatv.com /mn-tower-direct-tv.html   (667 words)

  
 ABC 33/40 Weather Center - Doppler Radar
ABC 33/40's Pinpoint Doppler radar is the most powerful and sophisticated broadcast weather radar system in north-central Alabama.
Scanning the Alabama sky from a mountain-top location in northern Shelby county, Pinpoint Doppler radar can see distant storms thanks to a large 14 foot diameter antenna atop a 100 foot tower on Double Oak Mountain.
Images are normally sent to our Web server every two minutes, and your browser should automatically refresh this picture if you remain on the page.
www.abc3340.com /weather/doppler.html   (217 words)

  
 Review of Directv Alabama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
If you are planning on finding a low priced Direct Tv system and need the latest news on what is available, check out what others are saying and save yourself the money and headache.
Local Direct TV Installation - What is the latest in reviews and products for the upcoming gift idea season in Directv Alabama.
Directv Alabama Information: The latest Dish and antenna news - Directv Alabama in Directv Alabama - Up to date user reviews of the newest DirectTV products for the lovers of Direct TV normal and Direct TV HD service.
www.dishandantenna.com /direct-tv/245-Directv-Alabama.html   (1262 words)

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