Future Home of WUOT's Transmitter… a work in progress
Photos from: Mid & Late Nov. 02 | Dec. 02 |Mar. 03 |Apr. 03
Photos from November 22, 25 and 26....
Mud...
and more mud
Guy wire end cable is 2 1/4" diameter
Looking up at 260' of tower
Under wood are strobes; red lights will flash as site beacons.
Ladder is 10-feet-tall
Work halted on roof due to stacking tower sections. Safety first.
Tower at 440 feet
Putting the roof on
New transmitter building finished. Photo taken October 2006.
Tower as of March 5, 2003
Top of tower
Tower base with framing for new stairs. Our building is on the right.
Close up of guy anchor base
Tower top and candelabra
Candelabra arms. Check out their size compared to the full size truck beside
them.
Tower Platform
Close-up view of platform
Yes, that IS a crane atop the tower. Tower height is at about 1500'.
New platforms are put in place for future equipment.
One of the candelbara arms. Notice its size compared to the car.
New candelabra top being set in place.
More tower parts being lifted to the top for installation.
New guy wires attached at the top and waiting to be connected to support the
new top.
Close up shot of parts arriving at top and a better picture of the arms in
place.
Distant shot showing the nearly completed top of the tower including the crane.
STATION TOUR
Take a photographic tour of WUOT's studio
Photos from 11/02 - 4/03
Movie clips from the tower construction site, (please note that these are large files and it may take some time to download)
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8
#9 -- Hoisting tower crane to lift new sections into place
#10 -- Raising tower section
#11 -- Standing tower section up for lifting into place
#12 -- Hoisting tower from ground
#13 -- Tower at base of crane
#14 -- Hoisting tower section to top of crane
#15-- Swinging tower in place (3 crewmen physically push the tower around and into place)
#16 -- Putting tower in place
#17 -- Starting to bolt new section in place
#18 , #19 , #20 , #21 , #22 , #23, #24, #25 , #26 , #27 , #28