WIMZ-FM
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| WIMZ-FM | |
| City of license | Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| Broadcast area | Knoxville, Tennessee and surrounding areas |
| Branding | Classic Rock 103.5 |
| Slogan | Knoxville's Classic Rock |
| Frequency | 103.5 MHz (Also on HD Radio) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 79,000 watts |
| HAAT | 525 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 61046 |
| Owner | South Central Communications |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.wimz.com |
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.
[edit] 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: ). 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WIMZ
- Radio Locator information on WIMZ
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WIMZ
- Article on the tower's history
- WIMZ-FM Tower in the Structurae database
- Listing 1043698 in the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database
- Drawing at skyscraperpage.com
| Preceded by WTVM/WRBL-TV & WVRK-FM Tower |
World's tallest structure 1,752 ft (534.01 m) 1963 |
Succeeded by KVLY-TV mast |
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