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Article: The tower work is done.(antennas on top of the Empire State Building)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- July 20, 1998
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B&C spoke to Robert J. Ross, vice president of operations and engineering for news production systems, and Paul A. Puccio, vice president of operations and engineering for CBS Television Stations, on July 9. That night, work began on the removal of the upper four bays of the old auxiliary NTSC antenna atop the Empire State Building to make way for a three-bay Harris DTV antenna. The lower two bays of the same antenna will be replaced by a two-bay Harris NTSC antenna.
Two 468-foot Dielectric Digitline 61/8-inch transmission lines have been installed between the transmitter on the 83rd floor and the mast. The old aperture space has been completely reworked, according to ...