AFLAC Tower
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AFLAC Tower is a tall guyed mast
located at Rowley, Iowa
at 42°24′2.0"N 91°50′37.0"W in the United States
. AFLAC
Tower (which is named for the former owner of KWWL) was completed in July 1984, and is 1999 ft (609.4 m) tall with appurtenances and 1866 ft (568.8 m) without appurtenances. The antenna appurtenance is 133 ft (40.5 m) tall.
Television station KWWL and radio stations KFMW
and KNWS-FM
broadcast from this tower. http://www.fybush.com/site-010822.html The transmitter site is owned by KWWL's current owner, Quincy Newspapers
.
The KWWL transmitter site building features running water
and a shower
, allowing someone to maintain at least rudimentary living conditions. The site has a backup generator for KWWL's digital channel along with KNWS, but not for their analog signal or KFMW.
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
located at Rowley, Iowa
Rowley, Iowa
Rowley is a city in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. The population was 290 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rowley is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
at 42°24′2.0"N 91°50′37.0"W in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. AFLAC
Aflac
Aflac Incorporated is the largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States, founded in 1955 and based in Columbus, Georgia. In the United States, Aflac underwrites a wide range of insurance policies, but is perhaps more known for its payroll deduction insurance coverage, which pays...
Tower (which is named for the former owner of KWWL) was completed in July 1984, and is 1999 ft (609.4 m) tall with appurtenances and 1866 ft (568.8 m) without appurtenances. The antenna appurtenance is 133 ft (40.5 m) tall.
Television station KWWL and radio stations KFMW
KFMW
KFMW, known as "Rock 108", is a radio station based in Waterloo, Iowa. The station has an active rock format. Its signal is transmitted from the AFLAC Tower north of Rowley, Iowa.-History:...
and KNWS-FM
KNWS-FM
KNWS-FM, also known as Life 101.9, is a radio station in Waterloo, Iowa that is owned and operated by Northwestern College in Roseville, Minnesota, and supported by donations from the local community....
broadcast from this tower. http://www.fybush.com/site-010822.html The transmitter site is owned by KWWL's current owner, Quincy Newspapers
Quincy Newspapers
Quincy Newspapers, Inc. is a family-owned media company that originated in the newspapers of Quincy, Illinois. The company's history can be traced back to 1835, when the Bounty Land Register was one of only four newspapers in all of Illinois. Over the next century, a number of mergers followed...
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The KWWL transmitter site building features running water
Running Water
Running Water may be:* Running Water, Tennessee, former name of Whiteside, Tennessee* Running Water, South Dakota, a community in Bon Homme County, South Dakota* "Running Water" from the 1983 album The Present...
and a shower
Shower
A shower is an area in which one bathes underneath a spray of water.- History :...
, allowing someone to maintain at least rudimentary living conditions. The site has a backup generator for KWWL's digital channel along with KNWS, but not for their analog signal or KFMW.
External links
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b7115
- http://msrmaps.com/GetImageArea.ashx?t=1&s=10&lat=42.400556&lon=-91.843611&w=600&h=400&logo=1&lp=---+None+---