WTSS Tower

The WTSS Tower is a 321.9-metre-tall (1,056 ft) guyed steel mast located at 8242 Center Street in Colden, New York, United States.[1] The tower site was first used in 1948 by the Buffalo Evening News as the main broadcast tower for WIVB-TV (channel 4, the former WBEN-TV). WIVB vacated the tower site after 70 years in April 2018 when it entered into a channel sharing agreement with sister station WNLO and sold its standalone digital channel allocation in the broadcast spectrum auction. The tower continues to be used by Entercom's WTSS (102.5, the former WBEN-FM) for radio broadcasting.

At the time of its completion, it was the second-tallest structure in the world.

The tower is located in a farm field and fenced off near the entrance from Center Street. There are two towers on the site; a newer tower, and the older original 1948 structure.

References

  1. ↑ "Listing 1006689". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

Coordinates: 42°39′33″N 78°37′32″W / 42.65917°N 78.62556°W / 42.65917; -78.62556

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