SpectraSite Tower Youngstown (41°3′24″N, 80°38′43″W) high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and television programs in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. SpectraSite Tower Youngstown was built in 1976.  It is 1329 ft tall.

 

Would this make it the tallest structure in Ohio?  Is there anything taller?  I think we should put together a "Top 50 Structures" in Ohio list.

I believe the ones in Jefferson Township are either that height or taller.

Anyone have a photo?

according to wikipedia, the tallest structure in ohio is a tower in toledo at 1437 feet.  i don't know how accurate the list is, but there are some links to the FCC sites that has a database of this information.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallest_structures_in_the_United_States

^ Oh i  just checked that out. I might have to goto Louisville soon, they seem have a 1700+ footer. I hadn't noticed it before though.

The Youngstown tower is actually 1,433 feet - that's the official height from the FCC site.

 

Not the best pic - it's best seen at night - large white strobes make it pretty easy to find:

 

searching through the FAA database I came across a tower in youngstown that is 439.3, but i guess it depends on how you qualify because there is an antenna height above average terrain and antenna height above ground level.

 

here is the link to the tv database - just choose ohio and it will return the whole list:

http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html

 

here is the link to the radio database:

FM Towers: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html

AM Towers: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html

 

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WKBN-TV       OH YOUNGSTOWN                USA                     

 

  Licensee: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC

  Service Designation: TV   NTSC (analog) television station

 

  Channel: 27     548 - 554 MHz   Construction Permit

  File No.:    BPCT-20050523AFV     Facility ID number: 73153

  CDBS Application ID No.: 1024831

 

   41° 03' 24.00" N Latitude                 Site in Canadian Border Zone   80° 38' 44.00" W Longitude (NAD 27)   

 

   Polarization:  Horizontal (H)    Effective Radiated Power (ERP): 871. kW ERP    Antenna Height Above Average Terrain: 439.3 meters HAAT    Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level: 764.2 meters AMSL    Antenna Height Above Ground Level: 427.9 meters AGL

WNWO Television Tower (Toledo NBC 24)

 

    * Height: 1437 ft (438 m)

    * Jerusalem (41°40′03″N, 083°21′22″W)

    * Year built: 1983 Owner: Malrite Communications Group

    * There was a taller tower from 1987 or 1988 until 1994 or 1995 when it was dismantled. It belonged to WCOM-TV (Mansfield Ind 68) and was located just south of Butler, Ohio. WCOM-TV signed on March 3, 1988. Height of the tower was 1576 ft. WCOM-TV used the tall tower and a directional antenna to try to serve the Columbus market.

 

Jerusalem is a village located in Monroe County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 152.

 

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.852261,-81.095146&spn=0.11,0.18&t=h

 

Ohio's Tallest Structures List:

 

1. WNWO Television Tower @ 1437 feet in Jerusalem, Ohio

2. SpectraSite Tower @ 1,433 feet in Youngstown, Ohio

3. ?

4. ?

5. ?

    * There was a taller tower from 1987 or 1988 until 1994 or 1995 when it was dismantled. It belonged to WCOM-TV (Mansfield Ind 68) and was located just south of Butler, Ohio. WCOM-TV signed on March 3, 1988. Height of the tower was 1576 ft. WCOM-TV used the tall tower and a directional antenna to try to serve the Columbus market.

 

I remember WCOM. Of course, living in Morrow County made it easier to pick up their signal than if we lived in Columbus.  I remember some news coverage about pilots being concerned about the tower still standing after the station went off the air.  People were concerned about the pilots still working if there was no impetuous for maintenance of the tower.

439.3m is the tallest structure in the state (as far as I know) and it's in Youngstown.

 

Which is what, 1449 feet?

WNWO Television Tower (Toledo NBC 24)

 

    * Height: 1437 ft (438 m)

    * Jerusalem (41°40′03″N, 083°21′22″W)

    * Year built: 1983 Owner: Malrite Communications Group

 

Jerusalem is a village located in Monroe County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 152.

 

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.852261,-81.095146&spn=0.11,0.18&t=h

 

Now why would WNWO NBC24 Toledo's transmission tower be located near the West Virginia border?

 

Actually the tower is in Jerusalem Township, Ohio........just east of the Toledo suburb of Oregon, Ohio.

LOL, there are two locations in Ohio named Jerusalem?  Grrr I hate townships...  I just googled Jerusalem, Ohio and posted the stats.  My bad...

funny, i wonder why is this getting so difficult? here's the youngstown antenna conversion:

 

439.3 meter = 1 441.272 965 879 feet

So what are the next three tallest structures in Ohio?  Where would Key Tower rank?

 

1. SpectraSite Tower @ 1,441 feet in Youngstown, Ohio

2. WNWO Television Tower @ 1437 feet in Jerusalem Township, Ohio

3. ?

4. ?

5. ?

I made out a list of everything (antenna-wise) above 900 feet according to the FCC.  For all I know it could be including antennas on top of skyscrapers, though.  And Key Tower would fall somewhere in here, of course.

 

Owner Name------Location------Height above ground level (sorry about ugly formatting)

 

1. Malrite Communications Group Inc.------Jerusalem Township------1437 ft

2. SpectraSite Communications, Inc.------Youngstown------1433 ft

3. TVL Broadcasting, Inc.------Oregon------1253 ft

4. Radio Stations WPAY/WPFB, INc.------Southshore------1220 ft

5. Ohio University Telecom. Center------Fairview------1194 ft

6. Greater Dayton Public Televeision Inc.------Dayton------1170 ft

7. American Towers, Inc.------Dayton------1154 ft

8. WRGT-TV------Dayton------1153 ft (and yet reception tends to suck!)

9. Raycom National, Inc.------Parma------1149 ft

10. LIN Television Corporation------Williamsport------1145 ft

11. Winston Broadcasting Network Inc.------Parma------1131 ft

12. Ohio State University, WOSU stations------Westerville------1126 ft

13. W A T C H TV Company------Cridersville------1119 ft

14. Miami Valley Broadcasting Corporation------Dayton------1098 ft

15. Sinclair Properties, LLC------Dayton------1095 ft

16. Bowling Green State University------Deshler------1090 ft

17. WFMJ Television------Youngstown------1085 ft

18. Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana, Inc.------Norton------1073 ft

19. Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio------Oregon------1065 ft

20. WTVG Inc.------Oregon------1049 ft

21. Sinclair Media II, Inc.------Columbus------1029 ft

22. Cosmos Broadcasting Coroporation------Oregon------1033 ft

23. Univision Television Group------Cleveland------1030 ft

24. WBNS TV, Inc.------Columbus------1029 ft

25. Malrite Communications Group Inc.------Cincinnati------1021 ft

26. TVL Broadcasting, Inc.------Dayton------1010 ft

27. Trinity Broadcasting of Indiana, Inc.------Collinsville------1002 ft

28. Citicasters Co.------Cincinnati------967 ft

29. Spectrasite Communications, Inc.------Akron------959 ft

30. WSTR Licensee Inc.------Cincinnati------954 ft

31. WSTR Inc.------Cincinnati------954 ft

32. Ohio/Oklahoma Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.------Cincinnati------950 ft

33. Raycom National, Inc.------Parma------947 ft

34. Ohio State University, WOSU Stations------West Portsmouth------941 ft

35. Northeastern Educational TV of Ohio Inc.------Copley------925 ft

36. WKYC-TV, Inc.------Parma------912 ft

37. WTOV-TV Holdings, Inc.------Mingo Junction------906 ft

38. Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company------Cincinnati------906 ft

8. WRGT-TV------Dayton------1153 ft (and yet reception tends to suck!)

When I saw WRGT on the list I was going to make a comment about the reception sucking, but you beat me too it.

 

However, I have it on right now and it is by far clearer than any other Dayton station.

PigBoy, thanks for the list.  So is SpectraSite Communications Tower 1433 feet or 1441 feet?

^ i got a tape measure, hold on a sec i'll be right back.....    :lol:

 

I don't want to go back to that site and search again (getting that bastard into Excel where I could sort it made me angry), but I kind of recall seeing that 1433 is the actual height and 1441 is the height above the average local terrain.  I guess it sits high atop the summit of an eight-foot hill...

8. WRGT-TV------Dayton------1153 ft (and yet reception tends to suck!)

When I saw WRGT on the list I was going to make a comment about the reception sucking, but you beat me too it.

 

However, I have it on right now and it is by far clearer than any other Dayton station.

 

No doubt.  I can get all of the Dayton stations and even WAVE out of Louisville, but I can't get 45?  Oh...no 26 either.

Yeah hills don't count toward structure height so Malrite Communications Tower in Jerusalem Township @ 1437 ft is the tallest structure in Ohio

LOL, there are two locations in Ohio named Jerusalem?  Grrr I hate townships...  I just googled Jerusalem, Ohio and posted the stats.  My bad...

 

Not a big deal......... :)

The WKBN Tower as it is known in Youngstown can be seen from all over the county and into Trumbull County. Its always flashing at night with its red lights. It is taller than the WTC Towers as it is obvious and in the 80s two men were arrested for jumping off it.

 

It also transmits Youngstown 570WKBN Radio which can be heard nearly everywhere in the state on most nights.

 

I did know of the Toledo Tower but I beleive there is one in Dayton or Cincinnati near that height.

 

The OFFICIAL Height I found out from WKBN Is: 1442.7 feet; I have no clue how they got that but that is what I got from them, makes no difference to me. I see it all the time.