Kline Iron and Steel
[1]Kline Iron and Steel was a company based in Columbia, South Carolina. Established on February 23, 1923, as Kline Iron and Metal Co., since 1953 was primarily known for the construction of broadcast towers. This includes the world's tallest completed man-made structure, the KVLY-TV mast, surpassed only by the recently completed Burj Khalifa.
In 2003, the formerly family-owned company was acquired by American Tower Corporation. In 2004, it was sold to SPX Corporation, renamed Kline Towers, and incorporated into SPX's Dielectric Tower Operations.
Kline Towers is now Tower Innovations located in Newburgh IN www.towerinnovations.net
The division is a member of the National Association of Tower Erectors, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Welding Society, National Association of Broadcasters, and the National Institute of Steel Dealers.