WQED/WQEX Tower (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
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Transmitter for television stations WQED (PBS, channel 13) and WQEX (ShopNBC, channel 38/virtual channel 16) and radio station WQED-FM (89.3 MHz). The tower is forked at the top and rises 600 ft (182.8 m) above the University of Pittsburgh's upper campus.
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Coordinates: 40°26'46"N 79°57'49"W
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