The last “flat-top” wire antenna in use in the United States. A classic Art Deco transmitter site. A rare view of the towers atop the Hancock Center.
These are among facilities featured in the 2005 edition of Scott Fybush’s Tower Site Calendar.
Fybush, a Radio World contributor and creator of the online Tower Site of the Week, is in his fourth year of producing the calendar, which started as a labor of love and incorporates photos from his travels around the country.
(Radio World is not involved in the project).
Sites include:
WBBR, New York, the former WNEW and now the flagship station of Bloomberg Radio.
KYPA, Los Angeles, a “flat-top” wire antenna dating to 1924.
The rooftop towers of the John Hancock Center in Chicago.
Sutro Tower, San Francisco
WDEL/WSTW, Wilmington, Del., an iconic studio/transmitter site.
Poor Mountain, Roanoke, Va., home to FM and TV signals.
WOOD, Grand Rapids, Mich., a 1940s Art Deco transmitter site.
KFJZ, Fort Worth, Texas, framed by a view of the city skyline.
WDEV, Waterbury, Vt., with the Green Mountains as a backdrop.
WNBF, Binghamton, N.Y., on Ingraham Hill.
CFNB, Fredericton, N.B., a relic of a now-defunct Canadian station.
KXNT, Las Vegas, amidst desert scenery.
Gibraltar Peak above Santa Barbara, Calif.
Calendars cost $16. Orders can also be placed at www.fybush.com.
