The WKRQ Tower is a free-standing lattice tower with triangular cross section used by WKRQ and WKRC-TV as well as several other radio stations located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The tower was built in the early 1960s[2][3] a period when numerous tall free standing steel lattice towers were being built across the United States including the WCPO TV Tower, the Turner Broadcasting Tower, the WHDH-TV Tower and the WITI TV Tower. The tower stands 294.6 m (967 ft) tall[4] and WKRC's nickname in the 1960s was "Tall 12", a reference to the station's tower which is the tallest in Cincinnati.
| WKRQ-FM Tower | |
|---|---|
 The WKRQ Tower as seen in relation to the Cincinnati Skyline, it is the lattice tower on the left hand side of the image directly behind the Carew Tower. The lattice tower further to the left is the WCPO TV Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Steel lattice television tower |
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°06′59″N 84°30′07″W / 39.11639°N 84.50194°W |
| Completed | early 1960s |
| Height | 294.6 m (967 ft)[1] |
The WKRQ Tower remains the tallest freestanding structure in Cincinnati to this day[5] and one of four that rise above 900 feet in the city.
Stations
editRadio
editFM stations that transmit from the WKRQ Tower include the following:[6]
| Callsign | Frequency | Format | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOFX | 92.5 | Classic rock | Cumulus Media |
| WNNF | 94.1 | Country | Cumulus Media |
| W233BG | 94.5 | ||
| W245AJ | 96.9 | ||
| W264BW | 100.7 | ||
| WKRQ | 101.9 | Top 40 | Hubbard Broadcasting |
| W272BY | 102.3 | ||
| WEBN | 102.7 | Mainstream rock | iHeartMedia |
| WKFS | 107.1 | Top 40 | iHeartMedia |
Television
editTV stations that transmit from WKRQ Tower include the following:
| Callsign | Virtual Channel | Physical Channel | Affiliation | Digital channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKRC-TV | 12 | 12 | CBS | 12 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FCCInfo Structure Registration Results".
- ^ Friedman, Jim (2007). Cincinnati Television. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738551692.
- ^ "Urban database" (PDF). uc.edu. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "ASR Registration 1019014".
- ^ "Cincinnati". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Radio stations in Cincinnati, OH". worldradiomap.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.