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KXJB-TV mast - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28) |
 | | The KXJB-TV mast is a television transmitting tower in North Dakota, and at 2060' (627m) it is the second-tallest artificial structure in the world, shorter by 3 ft (1 m) than the KVLY-TV mast which stands a few miles away. |
 | | Located 3.5 miles northeast of Galesburg, North Dakota (at 47° 15' 45" N, 97° 20' 27" W), it was completed in 1966, to replace the station's previous mast, a 1,085-foot tower 15 miles northeast of Valley City, North Dakota which was sold to KOVC, an FM radio station. |
 | | The second tower fell during an ice storm which hit the area on April 6, 1997, subjecting it to wind gusts of 70mph and causing at least four inches of ice to accumulate on the structure, resulting in the structure's failure at 6:09 |
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