WIMZ-FM

Infobox Radio station
name = WIMZ-FM


city = Knoxville, Tennessee
area = Knoxville, Tennessee and surrounding areas
branding = "Classic Rock 103.5"
slogan = "Knoxville's Classic Rock"
airdate =
frequency = 103.5 MHz HD Radio
format = Classic rock
power =
erp = 79,000 watts
haat = 525 meters
class = C
facility_id = 61046
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WBIR
owner = South Central Communications
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://wmc1.liquidviewer.net/WIMZ Listen Live]
website = [http://www.wimz.com/ www.wimz.com]
affiliations =

WIMZ-FM is a classic rock radio station based in Knoxville, Tennessee at 103.5 FM. Its broadcast area reaches into southeastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, western North Carolina, north Georgia and far northwest South Carolina.

Tower

The WIMZ FM-Tower (also called the WBIR TV-mast) is a 534.01 meter high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM and TV programs in Knoxville, Tennessee (Geographical coordinates: coord|36|08|06|N|83|43|29|W|). The tower was completed in September 1963 and at the time was the tallest structure in the world. It is currently owned by South Central Communications.

Originally, the tower was used for television broadcasts by WBIR, but it was shielded by mountains from some audiences in Knoxville, especially those in the western towns of Farragut, Oak Ridge, and Lenoir City. WBIR relocated to Sharp's Ridge near downtown Knoxville in the 1970s, and the tower is now home to radio station WIMZ. Due to FCC regulations, the antenna itself is located 1570 ft (479 m) AGL, about 180 ft (55 m) below the top of the tower.

Originally before the tall WBIR-TV mast was built in 1963, the owner of the TV station had planned the tower to be built on nearby House Mountain, the tallest point in Knox County, Tennessee. But WBIR's main competitor WATE-TV squashed that idea, with a bit of under-the-table trickery. See the article House Mountain for details.

ee also

List of masts

House Mountain

External links

* [http://www.wimz.com/ Official site]
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* [http://www.metropulse.com/dir_zine/dir_2001/1109/t_secret.html Article on the tower's history]
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* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b21531 Drawing at skyscraperpage.com]