KCTV5 tower.
KCTV5 tower.
i noticed last night that it appears KCTV-5 (or whoever controls the tower these days) isn't even pretending to light it up anymore. for the past year, the tower has dwindled from maybe 80% lit to 8% lit to, now, 0% lit other than the flashing lights used to avoid aircraft collisions.
what gives? this is a KC landmark. properly lit, it is a beacon of hope that can be seen for miles. does anyone know if they are changing out the lights, or just giving up altogether?
since they painted the tower recently, i was hoping they were fixing all the lights too.
what gives? this is a KC landmark. properly lit, it is a beacon of hope that can be seen for miles. does anyone know if they are changing out the lights, or just giving up altogether?
since they painted the tower recently, i was hoping they were fixing all the lights too.
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It's KCPT's tower now isn't it? They may be cutting the lights for budget reasons.chrizow wrote: i noticed last night that it appears KCTV-5 (or whoever controls the tower these days) isn't even pretending to light it up anymore. for the past year, the tower has dwindled from maybe 80% lit to 8% lit to, now, 0% lit other than the flashing lights used to avoid aircraft collisions.
what gives? this is a KC landmark. properly lit, it is a beacon of hope that can be seen for miles. does anyone know if they are changing out the lights, or just giving up altogether?
since they painted the tower recently, i was hoping they were fixing all the lights too. :(
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no, it's still KCTV5, KCPT's studios are just below. KCPT's tower is next to Independence...
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Re: KCTV5 tower.
Someone should call the Fox 4 Problem Solvers. They'll get to the bottom of this.
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reason #292340984320492897498789 why KCTV-5 is worthless.
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this seems to happen all the time in cycles....soon all the lights will be back at once...lets hope.
wonder hw much they spend to send people up that tower to replace those bulbs?
wonder hw much they spend to send people up that tower to replace those bulbs?
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probably as much as one 20-second spot during their worthless "news" broadcast.KCPowercat wrote: wonder hw much they spend to send people up that tower to replace those bulbs?
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Since this tower is an ice dropping neighborhood danger, the city should make them dismantle it and move it to Shawnee Mission PKWY and Roe.
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Anybody follow HDTV tech?
Do they use the same towers for the HD signals? Are these towers still used extensively?
Do they use the same towers for the HD signals? Are these towers still used extensively?
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all the hd towers are out east of kc I believe....they are the nes with the dual antenna at the top like a pitchfork.
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I live on Union Hill and I can tell you that the tower was looking very sad lately. Then last night, I walk into the bedroom with all the lights off and the strobes on the tower are so bright that they shine through the blinds and everything. They basically had the tower last night set on "day" mode which meant the strobes were at max brightness instead of how they normally have them set at night...
It looked like a cop was outside the whole night...
It looked like a cop was outside the whole night...
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Maybe they are getting ready to replace the 'Christmas' lights w/ LEDs...they should...they would last longer
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HD is on the same tower as SD.KCPowercat wrote: all the hd towers are out east of kc I believe....they are the nes with the dual antenna at the top like a pitchfork.
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all the other HD towers are east of the city right?
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4 is on signal hill, 5 is in union hill, 9 and 19 are east on 22nd st., 41 is east but further south toward 87th st.KCPowercat wrote: all the other HD towers are east of the city right?
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OK I'm totally off...never mind my comments above.
So what are those new 1000+ foot tall towers on the east side of the city with the two antenna at the top? 3-4 of them just went up the past 3-4 years.
Here is one of the one's I'm talking about on streetview
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.1 ... 5939849622
So what are those new 1000+ foot tall towers on the east side of the city with the two antenna at the top? 3-4 of them just went up the past 3-4 years.
Here is one of the one's I'm talking about on streetview
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.1 ... 5939849622
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^No idea what those are.
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I wonder too, whey I fly around them. Those things kill small airplanes and choppers, well actually their guide wires do.
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Radio towers??
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Not the self-supporting towers such as KCTV but the guyed towers such as the one in the picture. Planes have flown into guy wires with predictable results.dangerboy wrote: Radio towers??
It also doesn't do much for the towers when one or more of their guy wires are severed.