KATV Tower

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KATV Tower was a 2000 ft (609.6 m) tall TV mast (or antenna tower) built at Redfield, Arkansas, USA in 1965 at 34°28′24.0″N, 92°12′11.0″W. Its FCC registration and other sources claim it was built in 1967, but they are incorrect; ironically, the other television tower near Redfield, the Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Redfield, also has an incorrect construction date on its FCC registration.

This tower collapsed in January 2008 (after this picture was taken).

It was the second tallest structure in the world, after the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, when it was built; before its collapse it was tied with 15 other 2000-foot masts, all built after it, as the fifth tallest structure in the world (sixth counting the submerged Petronius Platform).

In addition to the analog and digital transmitters of its namesake KATV, it also hosted the analog transmitter of KETS, the flagship station of the Arkansas Educational Television Network; its digital transmitter is at the nearby Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Redfield.