Hoyt Radio Tower
Hoyt Radio Tower is the tallest man-made structure in Colorado and one of the tallest in the world. Hoyt Radio Tower is a 608.1-metre (1,995 ft) tall guyed mast near Hoyt, Colorado (50 km due east of Denver).
It was built in 2003 by Acme Towers, LLC and is currently owned and operated by the Denver Radio Tower Company for FM-broadcasting as KJHM and KFCO, As well as emergency services communications site. Unlike most other short towers, which are painted red and white in seven alternating bands for aircraft warning, but like most very tall towers, the Hoyt Radio Tower is unpainted and uses strobe lights for aircraft warning.
The Hoyt Radio Tower is not only extremely tall; its basement is also situated 1,509 metres (4,951 ft) above sea level, so it belongs not only to the world's tallest structure, but also to the few supertall structures in the world, whose basement is situated in an altitude of over 1000 metres.
External links
- "Listing 1237165". Antenna Structure Registration database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
- Hoyt Radio Tower at Structurae
- http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=56858
- http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=2635358
Coordinates: 39°55′22″N 103°58′20″W / 39.92278°N 103.97222°W