KGTV Tower is an self-support Dresser-Ideco television tower in the La Jolla area of San Diego, California, United States.
History
KGTV Tower (originally KFSD-TV tower, later KOGO-TV) was built in 1953, by then owner Thomas Sharp (founder of Sharp Healthcare). The main tower is also identical (although shorter) to former sister station KFSD/KOGO AM 600's twin 416 foot Dresser-Ideco towers.
Radio Stations on KGTV Tower
The main tower is also home of the ERI combined FM antenna containing
KMYI,
KYXY, KSON and
KIOZ.
Also at the site is a custom-built H-shaped tower used for microwave, and also serves as the main tower for KSSX.
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KMYI (formerly KFSD-FM/KOGO-FM) moved to the KGTV site in 1974 from the Emerald Hills KOGO 600 facility.
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KSSX moved to the KGTV site from the lower Soledad site of UCSD in 2007.
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KYXY moved to the KGTV site in 2007 from the KFMB Channel 8 tower site.
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KSON (originally KSDO-FM) was licensed to the site in the early 1960s.
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KIOZ moved to the KGTV site in 1999 from the KFMB Channel 8 tower site.
KGTV and the Mount Soledad transmitter site are presently owned by Scripps Broadcasting.
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