KKOB 770 tower ballooned.
770, KKOB, radio tower down again by Fiesta balloon clipping guywire. As happened before exactly one icosayear ago.
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/hot-air-balloon-hits-radio-tower-near-balloon-fiesta-park/
Here`s an audiovideo, set to music, isn`t that nice?
https://www.koat.com/article/tower-collapse-video-balloon/62581474
One KOAT report says the downed tower was one they rely on at night. So that means it can`t go direxional to protect WABC. KOAT TV refers to KKOB as its “media partner“ — ha, long divorced from KOB TV. Check for it tonight. More bits:
https://www.koat.com/article/tower-collapse-balloon-fiesta-park-2024/62580632
Geez, people don`t know the correct term is guywires:
“”At this time, it looks stable. We have no sagging in any of the guidelines. The anchors are in place. There is only one guidewire that’s going over one of the anchors from the previous tower that collapsed. So, at this time, we’re we’re very hopeful that the second tower is structurally stable,” Harris said.“
KOB, originally, should have known better than to locate its 50 kW towers so close to an area which would eventually be filled with HABs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Glenn Hauser, WOR iog (2024-10-12)