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The Star Tower is a 956 foot (291.4 m) high transmitting tower for TV and FM in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border....
 at . It was built for WSTR-TV
WSTR-TV

WSTR-TV is a broadcast television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, affiliated with My Network TV. The station previously broadcast on channel 64; its digital channel is 33, and it is carried in Cincinnati on Time Warner Cable channel 11....
, then known as "Star 64", which still broadcasts from the tower a non-directional antenna for its analog signal, and a directional antenna pointing northwest for digital. It was built in 1991 using a helicopter. Similar structures designed by the same firm exist in Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite, Texas

Mesquite is a city in Dallas County, Texas and Kaufman County, Texas Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a suburb of Dallas, Texas. The city had a total population of 124,523 in the 2000 census which increased to 136,750 in the 2007 census estimate....
 (Mesquite Municipal Communications Facility) and the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 area (WDCW
WDCW

WDCW, channel 50, is the The CW Television Network-affiliated television station for Washington, D.C. Its transmitter is located in the Brightwood, Washington, D.C....
, Hughes Memorial Tower
Hughes Memorial Tower

The Hughes Memorial Tower is a Radio masts and towers located in Washington, D.C. at 6001 Georgia Avenue, near the intersection of 9th Street, NW, and Peabody Street, NW....
), and at a smaller scale on Poor Mountain
Poor Mountain

Poor Mountain is a mountain located in Roanoke County, Virginia, Virginia and Montgomery County, Virginia, Virginia. At 3,928 feet, Poor Mountain is the tallest mountain in the immediate area....
, Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
 (WPXR
WPXR

WPXR is the Ion Television affiliate for Roanoke, Virginia. The station is owned by Ion Media Networks, and operates on Ultra high frequency channel 38, with a digital signal on channel 36....
).






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The Star Tower is a 956 foot (291.4 m) high transmitting tower for TV and FM in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border....
 at . It was built for WSTR-TV
WSTR-TV

WSTR-TV is a broadcast television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, affiliated with My Network TV. The station previously broadcast on channel 64; its digital channel is 33, and it is carried in Cincinnati on Time Warner Cable channel 11....
, then known as "Star 64", which still broadcasts from the tower a non-directional antenna for its analog signal, and a directional antenna pointing northwest for digital. It was built in 1991 using a helicopter. Similar structures designed by the same firm exist in Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite, Texas

Mesquite is a city in Dallas County, Texas and Kaufman County, Texas Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a suburb of Dallas, Texas. The city had a total population of 124,523 in the 2000 census which increased to 136,750 in the 2007 census estimate....
 (Mesquite Municipal Communications Facility) and the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 area (WDCW
WDCW

WDCW, channel 50, is the The CW Television Network-affiliated television station for Washington, D.C. Its transmitter is located in the Brightwood, Washington, D.C....
, Hughes Memorial Tower
Hughes Memorial Tower

The Hughes Memorial Tower is a Radio masts and towers located in Washington, D.C. at 6001 Georgia Avenue, near the intersection of 9th Street, NW, and Peabody Street, NW....
), and at a smaller scale on Poor Mountain
Poor Mountain

Poor Mountain is a mountain located in Roanoke County, Virginia, Virginia and Montgomery County, Virginia, Virginia. At 3,928 feet, Poor Mountain is the tallest mountain in the immediate area....
, Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
 (WPXR
WPXR

WPXR is the Ion Television affiliate for Roanoke, Virginia. The station is owned by Ion Media Networks, and operates on Ultra high frequency channel 38, with a digital signal on channel 36....
). Radio stations that broadcast from the tower include WAKW
WAKW

WAKW is an United States radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The station plays a Christian contemporary format. The station is owned and operated by Pillar of Fire Church....
-FM, WYGY-FM, WSWD-FM, and WGRR
WGRR

WGRR is a Classic Hits radio station in the Cincinnati, Ohio market on the FM broadcasting at 103.5, owned by Cumulus Media....
-FM. WRRM
WRRM

WRRM is an Adult Contemporary station located at 98.5 FM in Cincinnati, Ohio. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, which acquired the station from Susquehanna Radio Corporation....
-FM has backup facilities at the site.

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