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  1. August-23-09, 02:47 PM #1
    stasu1213
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    Default Structure - Near 8 Mile and Meyers

    Does anyone know what is that real tall skeletal structure that on westbout 8mile road at meyers? Is that some type of cell phone tower?
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  2. August-23-09, 03:36 PM #2
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    I believe it's WWJ's transmission tower.
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  3. August-23-09, 03:38 PM #3
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    Most cellphone towers have three sets of three vertical antennas. The antennas within each set are in the same plane.
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  4. August-23-09, 04:09 PM #4
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    Picture [[and a better thread title) would be helpful.
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  5. August-23-09, 04:30 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lorax View Post
    I believe it's WWJ's transmission tower.
    Lorax is correct. The building next door that reads "WWJ" sort of gives it away.
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  6. August-23-09, 08:34 PM #6
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    That's perhpas one of the cutest little Art Deco buildings I've seen. They should restore it, and get rid of the chain link fence.
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  7. August-23-09, 09:15 PM #7
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    That is the tallest antenna I had seen on eightmile. How tall is it.
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  8. August-24-09, 12:30 AM #8
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    Approximately 1,060 feet.

    I believe the station building is an Albert Kahn Associates work.
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  9. August-24-09, 10:56 AM #9
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    http://www.bing.com/maps/default.asp...cl=1&encType=1
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  10. August-24-09, 08:36 PM #10
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    It's the new tower which hosts both the analog and digital antennas for WWJ-TV, WBWD, and WTVS.
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  11. August-24-09, 08:56 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeM View Post
    It's the new tower which hosts both the analog and digital antennas for WBWD.
    Ever since the messy consolidation took place back in the early to mid 2000s [[between UPN and WB networks), the station's call signal was changed to WMYD.
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  12. August-24-09, 10:18 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by MIRepublic View Post
    Approximately 1,060 feet.

    I believe the station building is an Albert Kahn Associates work.
    Ladies and Gentlemen Here is the tallest structure in Michigan
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  13. August-24-09, 10:29 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by stasu1213 View Post
    Ladies and Gentlemen Here is the tallest structure in Michigan
    Nope, and not even close. It's not even the tallest man-made structure in metro Detroit.
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  14. August-25-09, 06:13 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by MIRepublic View Post
    Nope, and not even close. It's not even the tallest man-made structure in metro Detroit.
    You had said it is over 1,000 feet. What structure does metro detroit has that is taller than that?
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  15. August-25-09, 08:33 PM #15
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    WKBD 321 meters
    WKBD 323 m
    WDIV 324 m
    WXYZ 327 m
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  16. August-25-09, 08:48 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by stasu1213 View Post
    Ladies and Gentlemen Here is the tallest structure in Michigan
    WWTV's tower near Cadillac is 1,290 feet tall [[393m).
    Last edited by catch22; August-25-09 at 08:53 PM.
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