Construction by Richland Towers
Aeronautical Study No. 00-ASO-6370-OE
DETERMINATION OF NO HAZARD TO AIR NAVIGATION
received on 12/4/00.
Location:
Latitude 35-59-44.4 NAD 83
Longitude 83-57-23.1
Heights:
1511 feet above ground level (AGL)
2849 feet above mean sea level (AMSL)
FCC Antenna
Structure Registration:
1222895
This project is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The building consists of approx. 8,000 sq. ft. of first floor space.
Floor to structure height varies is projected to be 18 ft. clear.
The type of construction is CMU (concrete masonry units) block.
The roof system is an EPDM roof with metal roof deck.
The site and building access will be controlled by a "state of the art" security system that also provides smoke, heat, intrusion, tower obstruction lighting, and electrical power fail alarming.
There are closed circuit television cameras planned throughout the building.
The tower is a fully K-braced ERI structure with 12ft tower face width, designed to TIA/EIA-222 revision F specifications.
Candelabra top structure providing 60 ft array.
Supports broadband NTSC, DTV antenna and ENG positions.
Total tower weight is projected to exceed 350 tons.
This project is designed to accommodate at least 20 TV and FM broadcasters.
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Project details
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