Radio masts and towers

Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas (also known as aerials in the UK) for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures. Similar structures include electricity pylons and towers for wind turbines.

Related Topics:
Antenna - Telecommunication - Broadcasting - Television - Electricity pylon - Wind turbine

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Masts are sometimes named after the broadcasting organisations that use them, or after a nearby city or town.

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The Warsaw Radio Mast (Warszawa radio mast) was the tallest man-made structure ever made, but it collapsed in 1991, leaving the KVLY/KTHI-TV mast as the next tallest.

Related Topics:
Warsaw Radio Mast - 1991 - KVLY/KTHI-TV mast

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In the case of a mast radiator or radiating tower, the whole mast or tower is itself the transmitting antenna.

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