Liberman Broadcasting Tower, Era, is a 2,000-foot-tall (609.6 m) guyed mast located at 33°29'05.5" N and 97°24'44.8" W in
Cooke County, Texas
Cooke County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 41,668. The county seat is Gainesville. The county was founded in 1848 and organized the next year. It is named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldie ...
, United States. It was built in 2006 and is used for emergency communication and commercial radio broadcasting. Currently, it is used for storm tracking communications and primarily serves as the transmitter for
KNOR-FM, 93.7 “La Raza,” a Spanish-language music station playing “
Norteño” music (roughly comparable to Contemporary Country in English).
Situated on a private ranch about 7 miles west of
Era
An era is a span of time.
Era or ERA may also refer to:
* Era (geology), a subdivision of geologic time
* Calendar era
Education
* Academy of European Law (German: '), an international law school
* ERA School, in Melbourne, Australia
* E ...
(north of the
Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, officially designated Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States, ...
), Liberman Broadcasting Tower, Era, is one of earth's tallest structures (tied for sixth with several other guyed masts); and as of May 2007 was the tallest structure in Texas.
The tower is named for its proximity to Era, though it is much closer to the small communities of
Rosston and Leo in unincorporated Cooke County. The tower is now called Tall Towers Venture-Era after the new owners. Liberman sold the tower to Tall Towers Venture, LLC in 2013.
In 2021, the owner was listed as Estrella Radio License of Dallas LLC, 1845 Empire Avenue, Burbank, California 91504, following a change of ownership on February 27, 2020.
See also
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United States tallest structures
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List of masts
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 t ...
References
External links
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La Raza 93.7 FM Web site
{{Estrella Media
Towers in Texas
Buildings and structures in Cooke County, Texas
Radio masts and towers in the United States
Towers completed in 2006
2006 establishments in Texas