Radio stations in Cincinnati, OH

Goat Hill, iHeart Radio Tower

Coordinates: 39°06'58" N, 84°30'06" W ; Ground Elevation AMSL: 776 ft (236.5 m), Antenna Height: 966 ft (295 m)
Radio tower on the slopes of Mt. Auburn, at the intersection of Dorchester and Highland (1906 Highland Ave).

         

College Hill, Star Tower

Coordinates: 39°12'00" N, 84°31'22" W ; Ground Elevation AMSL: 895 ft (272.8 m), Antenna Height: 954 feet (290.8 m)
Star Tower is a television and FM radio transmitting tower on Winton Road near North Bend Road in the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It was built for WSTR-TV, known as Star 64. An omnidirectional antenna atop Star Tower transmits the signal of owner WSTR-TV, while a number of FM radio stations, including WREW, WGRR, and WYGY also broadcast from the tower. WRRM has a backup antenna located on this tower, their primary is on the WXIX tower closer to the center of Cincinnati. The tower is a three-legged, free-standing star tower, similar to the Hughes Memorial Tower in Washington, DC, Mesquite Tower in Dallas, TX and on Poor Mountain, VA. A small version of the tower can be found atop the Energy Plaza skyscraper in downtown Dallas, used by TXU for its communications needs.

         

More info: Wikipedia , Jim Hawkins' Transmitter Page

WLW-AM Radio Tower

Coordinates: 39°21'11" N, 84°19'30" W ; Ground Elevation AMSL: 825 ft (251.5 m), Antenna Height: 747 ft (227.2 m)
WLW's Radio antenna in Mason Ohio is a 747 foot Blaw-Knox vertical radiator. The middle of the tower was made wider (35' square) for additional structural strength. It has been in use since 1933 and supports a total stress load of 450 tons, including 135 tons of structure steel (900,000 lbs). From 1933 to 1939 it broadcast 500,000 Watts of power, today FCC limiting broadcasting power to a maximum of 50,000 Watts.

         

   

More info: Jim Hawkins' Transmitter Page , NECRAT