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WRAL HDTV Mast

The WRAL HDTV Mast is a 609.5 meter high guy-wired radio mast for TV and FM-broadcasting near Auburn, North Carolina, USA at 35°40'35.1"N and 78°32'07.2"W. The WRAL HDTV mast weighs 723 tons. Therefore the guys weigh 258 tons. The WRAL HDTV mast has three platforms for aerials of directive radio and it is used by 3 TV and 2 FM-broadcasting companies. It was built in 1989 as replacement for two masts of the same height, which collapsed during a blizzard. Near WRAL HDTV Mast, there are two further extremely high radio masts, the WTVD Tower and the WNCN Tower.

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