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KVLY and KXJB Towers

KVLY stands 2,063', KXJB is 2,060'. They can be seen for at least 20 miles across the prairie. I had to take out the "tallest manmade objects on Earth tagline" at last. The Burj Dubai has rendered them short and unimpressive :-).
KVLY-Sunset.jpg
KVLY-Sunset.jpg		 KVLY-Base.jpg
KVLY-Base.jpg		 KVLY-Pinnacle.jpg
KVLY-Pinnacle.jpg		 KXJB-Sunset.jpg
KXJB-Sunset.jpg
KXJB-Base.jpg
KXJB-Base.jpg		 KXJB-Pinnacle.jpg
KXJB-Pinnacle.jpg		 KXJB-Maintenance.jpg
KXJB-Maintenance.jpg

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Tom Taylor 16-Sep-2010 19:28
I worked at the KXJB tower from 1980-1993. I lived in galesburg, just west of the tower and often when driving out to the tower would see the moon near the tower. I always wanted to stop along the road and catch a picture of the moon on top of the tower, but never did. When they rebuilt this tower the first time, it was to be rebuilt at 2070' which would have made it the tallest structure, but the FAA made them keep it at the original height (2060)The engineering drawings have it at 2070' with the extra 10' erased out.
Charles Martin 16-Mar-2010 14:34
Awesome! Are there any other client antennas on the tower, besides the TV station? Like a ham radio repeater, or cell-phone,etc?
L. Hanson 17-Nov-2008 21:24
I moved to a farm just to the SW of this magnificent structure, right at the time it was being finished...Cars and spectators up and down the gravel road with binoculars and spotting scopes watching as it was being constructed...When I got older and played in band at Clifford-Galesburg HS..we use to celebrate KTHI (The old call letters before KVLY)Days in Mayville ND and they would crown a Queen and her name was Katie High...Used to watch lightning strike it during thunderstorms from long ways off and in the spring time you could hear the massive chunks of ice falling off the upper portion...Just was up to the farmsted this last w/e (11/15/08) and it is still standing magnificently..
Utah JM12-Apr-2008 02:52
No problems with using them in a talk at all :-).
Guest 08-Apr-2008 01:44
In 1981 I had the pleasure to visit the top of the KTHI (KVLY) tower. It was November. The first night I went up and inspected the antenna and changed the top light. The antenna is 130' tall, above the top guy wires, 4' in diameter. To climb the antenna to the top platform, there is a offset 3" pipe with pegs that one steps on. The chief engineer for the site told they have had problems with those pegs so be carefull!!! I checked every one twice before moving up the mast. 2,000' up leaves little room for error.
The next day I went up and did a mechanical inspection of the tower for an engineering firm. The wind was roaring and the tower was vibrating in the gusts. You can see the curve of the earth above 1,200'.
What a trip. Mind if I use your photos in a talk I am giving?
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Mike Crelly 12-Jun-2007 02:36
I took a road trip from Minneapolis to visit the KVLY tower (300mi). I could easily see the tower from Hwy 29 @ Alton ND (13 miles) You can drive right up to the building at the base. I didn't walk around the building to the tower. There was a maintenance worker's car parked nearby. I got dizzy looking up at the tower and could hear the steady ND wind howling through the tower!! In retrospect I should have spent a little more time absorbing the significance of what I was seeing, rather than snapping cellphone photos...
christian cousins 18-Mar-2007 16:20
i find these towers amazing and truly want to see them for myself can anyone describe how big they really are
Nikolaus Heusler 03-Mar-2006 16:41
Hi, these photos are really exciting. I plan to visit these towers some day, too. Can anyone tell me how close one can actually get to the towers to make pictures? Best regards from Munich, Germany, Nikolaus Heusler
ads 20-Nov-2005 02:51
niiiiiiiiiiice
Tommy 01-Oct-2004 02:39
Hey Sean, I emailed you a few days ago but got no response, I may have sent it to the wrong email address so if you can, just drop me an email. thanks
Bare 28-May-2004 15:18
This is so cool. I hope that I'm going to visit that mast. HOHO
Tommy 28-Apr-2004 03:43
Incredable pictures, I'm 16 and this summer i plan on taking a road trip to see them. I have talked to a few people from blanchard and they say there huge too. i also cant wait to see the town of blanchard, i hear its really small, it seems so funny that people actually live there. anyways, great pictures.
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