[TowerTalk] Hilton Tower Height

[Steve Harrison]

There was a similarly-tall tower on top of a building in Kansas City, 
MO; I believe my grandparents had something to do with management of the 
lower floors of the building back in the late '50s. Later, in the early 
'60s, they moved out to Belton, MO, some 20 - 22 miles from the KC 
tower. You could see the tower on the building easily day or night from 
their front porch. I believe it may have been affiliated with the radio 
or TV station(s) KCMO up until at least the '80s? I don't know whether 
the tower's still there, I forgot to look for it the last time I drove 
through Belton several years ago.

Steve, K0XP


On 1/18/2024 11:11 AM, Dennis W0JX via TowerTalk wrote:
> According to the article, the top of the tower is 677 feet and the height of the building is 274 feet. So the tower itself is about 403 feet tall. Still a huge antenna and it was built to withstand winds of 140 MPH.
> 73 Dennis W0JX