Redfield Tower

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Redfield Tower
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Location within Arkansas
General information
StatusCompleted
Type Telecommunications tower
Location Grant County, Arkansas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 34°26′31″N92°13′4″W / 34.44194°N 92.21778°W / 34.44194; -92.21778
Named for Redfield, Arkansas
Completed1985 (1985)
Client KASN, KETS, KLRT
Owner Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
Height
Architectural1,899-foot (579 m)

The Redfield Tower is a telecommunications tower in Grant County, Arkansas, built in 1985. It is named for the nearby city of Redfield, located in Jefferson County, Arkansas, which is about two miles east of the tower.

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Broadcasting

Clear Channel Communications acquired the tower when it acquired KASN (KASN and the rest of Clear Channel's television holdings were divested to Newport Television; KASN is now owned by Mission Broadcasting, Inc. and is managed by Nexstar Media Group). In addition to the digital and former analog transmitters of KASN and the transmitter of KLRT, the structure also hosts the digital transmitter of KETS.

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