[BC] WFIN Findlay OH loses tower

[Gary Glaenzer]

sureley that's not all the tower

FCC info says 86 meters tall

G


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike McCarthy" <Towers at mre.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] WFIN Findlay OH loses tower


> It's one of those el-cheapo Wind Charger type towers with angle legs
common
> in this area. And not a small one either...24" it appears.  Looks like it
> snapped at a section joint where the bolts rusted through. Once again,
this
> shows all the signs of capital neglect. Look at the droop in the port side
> guy lines in the picture and I'll bet that tower hadn't been
> tensioned/plumbed in years.  With all the winds the past 48 hours, I'll
bet
> that thing whip lashed itself apart.
>
> MM
>
> At 11:02 PM 2/13/2007 -0700, Rex Hyum Lee wrote
>
> >Yup, Look at these as well !
> >http://www.wfin.com/Photos/Tower2.jpg
> >http://www.wfin.com/Photos/Tower3.jpg
> >http://www.wfin.com/Photos/Tower4.jpg
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- From: <WFIFeng at aol.com>
> >To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 6:53 PM
> >Subject: Re: [BC] WFIN Findlay OH loses tower
> >
> >
> >>In a message dated 02/13/2007 6:50:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >>bdoerle at mail.ucf.edu writes:
> >>
> >>>WFIN post some pics on their website of the tower:
> >>>  http://www.wfin.com/Photos/Tower5.jpg
> >>
> >>Oh my! It looks like if that hanging piece lets go, that poor TX shack
will
> >>be pulverized! <:(
> >>
> >>Willie...
> >
> >
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