KDLT tower

The KDLT tower is a 609.2 meters (1,999 ft)[1] high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of TV programs in Rowena, South Dakota, United States.[1] The KDLT tower was completed in 1998 and is owned by Gray Media Group, Inc.[1] It is one of the tallest structures in the world. Only two buildings are taller: Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

KDLT Tower
General information
TypeTelevision Tower
AddressCounty Highway 111
Town or cityRowena, South Dakota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43°30′18″N 96°33′23″W
Elevation434.9 meters (1,427 ft)
CompletedAugust 19, 1998
OwnerGray Media Group, Inc.
Height609.2 meters (1,999 ft)
KDLT tower rigging

History

The tower is no longer in use but the light at the top of tower (for aircraft) must be replaced when it malfunctions.[3][4] Replacement of the antenna at the top of this tower was featured in an episode of World's Toughest Fixes during Season 1 in 2010.[5] In 2015, amateur drone video footage of a man changing the light bulb went viral attracting more than 17 million hits on YouTube and garnering attention from CNN and a newspaper in Britain.[6][7][8] On learning of the drone footage, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered no more flights as drones are by law restricted to a ceiling of 400 feet (120 m), the tower being about five times that height.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Listing 1042104". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Brady, Paul (6 December 2017). "The KDLT Mast, The World's Almost-Tallest Transmission Tower Stands In South Dakota". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. Cooper, Kindra (16 February 2015). "The view from this South Dakota TV Tower is as grand & dizzying as any Manhattan skyscraper". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. Moran, Lee (5 January 2015). "SEE IT: South Dakota repairman changes light bulb … on 1,500-foot TV antenna". New York Daily News. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. Cruit, Nick (November 25, 2008). "Local man repairs 2,000-foot tower on TV". Sierra Sun. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  6. Hult, John (January 8, 2015). "Sky-high climb in Salem passes 1 million views". Argus Leader. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via USA Today.
  7. Fast, Austin (April 27, 2017). "WATCH: Death-defying drone footage shows man changing lightbulb atop 1,500-foot TV tower". WCPO-TV. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  8. Kludt, Tom (January 6, 2015). "Spectacular drone footage brings tower repairman his viral moment". CNN. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  9. Kevin Eck (January 3, 2015). "The FAA Was Not a Fan of the TV Tower Drone Video". Ad Week. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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