Diversified Communications Tower is a 2000-foot
guyed mast for TV transmission in
Floydale, South Carolina, United States. Diversified Communications Tower was built in 1981 and is 609.6 meters high. The tower itself is 585.6 meters;
the antenna is 24 meters. It is one of the tallest structures in the United States. The Diversified Communications Tower broadcasts the signals of local
ABC affiliate
WPDE
WPDE-TV (channel 15) is a television station licensed to Florence, South Carolina, United States, serving the Pee Dee and Grand Strand regions of South Carolina as an affiliate of ABC and The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which ...
and CW affiliate
WWMB
WWMB (channel 21) is a television station licensed to Florence, South Carolina, United States, serving the Pee Dee and Grand Strand regions of South Carolina as an affiliate of the digital multicast network Dabl. It is owned by Howard Stirk ...
; the tower is named after
Diversified Communications, WPDE's previous owner.
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WPDE
WPDE-TV (channel 15) is a television station licensed to Florence, South Carolina, United States, serving the Pee Dee and Grand Strand regions of South Carolina as an affiliate of ABC and The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which ...
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Tallest structures in the U.S.
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List of the world's tallest structures
The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at . Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower), skyscrapers (such as the Willis Tower), oil platforms, electricity ...
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Skyscraper page entry
Towers in South Carolina
Buildings and structures in Dillon County, South Carolina
Radio masts and towers in the United States
Towers completed in 1981
1981 establishments in South Carolina
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