KSDK TV has a storied history as the second oldest TV station west of the Mississippi River in the US.
My Dad and I explore the history and the present for this 50,000 Watt broadcast TV tower—which was built in the 50s to spread KSDK's signal further West from the downtown area.
Mentioned in this video:
- Slo-Mo Guys 'How a TV works in slow motion': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BJU2drrtCM
- EEVblog 569 - Tour of an Analog TV Transmission Facility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR_wJkxKSXU
- WFAA Original: Tower Climbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtjaJjkmRg8
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Contents:
00:00 - TV and... golf?
00:48 - Transmitter room
02:29 - Lots of packets
04:13 - Transmitter up close
05:37 - Feed lines, filters, and waveguides
08:11 - 10 massive water cooling pumps
09:41 - Remote room and old-school HD CRT
11:02 - Power feed and filtering
13:21 - Motorized multi-band satellite
13:55 - Massive generator, multi-kV transformers
14:43 - A fine weathered feed line
15:42 - The red elevator
16:38 - Low-power TV and an AM translator
18:27 - Tx protection
18:55 - If only these walls could talk (could they?)