The Towers of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Boston Radio Archives co-editor Scott Fybush attended the Synagogue 2000 meeting in Dallas, Texas, in early October, 2002. Since he had never been to the Dallas-Fort Worth area (unless you count making a connection at DFW airport), he scheduled his trip for a few extra days in advance of the meeting, and invited your photographer along for three days of tourism. With the help of WFAA-TV's audio production whiz, and National Radio Club member, Wally Wawro, we managed to visit almost all of the interesting radio and TV facilities in the Metroplex. For part of our journey, we were also accompanied by long-time NRC'er John Callarman, now retired, but who once worked for stations as diverse as WMIX in Mount Vernon, Ill., and WCAS in Cambridge, Mass. (While we were driving around the notoriously sprawling region, John regaled us with his tales of international DXing in the 1950s and reporting on Cambridge politics in the late 1960s.). Thanks, Wally and John, for taking the time to show us around.

The photos below capture only a few of the facilities we visited. There are many additional photographs I will be able to share once I manage to identify what they are, so check back often!

Entrance to KRLD studios
Entrance to KRLD studios
Mosaic at KRLD studios
Mosaic at KRLD studios
KRLD air studio
KRLD air studio
1080 Ballpark Way
1080 Ballpark Way
Wider shot of The Ballpark
Wider shot of The Ballpark
WFAA studios at night
WFAA studios and STL tower at night
KKDA towers
KKDA towers
KFXR towers
KFXR towers
KFXR transmitter building
KFXR transmitter building
KAHZ towers
KAHZ towers
KAHZ transmitter building
KAHZ transmitter building
Messrs. Fybush, Wawro, and Callarman
Messrs. Fybush, Wawro, and Callarman
WFAA-TV transmitter
WFAA-TV transmitter
WFAA transmitter controls
WFAA transmitter controls
WFAA-DT transmitter
WFAA-DT transmitter
STL rack at WFAA
STL rack at WFAA
Looking WAY UP at WFAA/KDFW/DT candelabra
Looking WAY UP at WFAA/KDFW/DT candelabra
Former 4/5/8 tower
Former KDFW/KXAS/WFAA-TV tower
More towers!!!
More towers!!!
WFAA and KDFW transmitter buildings
WFAA and KDFW transmitter buildings
Old WFAA transmitter building
Old WFAA transmitter building
Former KXAS transmitter building
Former KXAS transmitter building
Old KDFW transmitter building
Old KDFW transmitter building
Ancient WFAA-TV transmitter
Ancient WFAA-TV transmitter
WFAA backup transmitter
WFAA backup transmitter
Inside RCA TT-11
Inside RCA TT-11
Close-up of TT-11 interior
Close-up of TT-11 interior
KDMX transmitter
KDMX transmitter
More FM transmitters in WFAA's back room
More FM transmitters in WFAA's back room
Newer Cedar Hill towers
Newer Cedar Hill towers
Old WFAA-TV, KXAS, and KDFW buildings
Old WFAA-TV, KXAS, and KDFW buildings
Current WFAA-TV and KDFW tower
Current WFAA-TV and KDFW tower
More Cedar Hill towers
More Cedar Hill towers
Even more Cedar Hill towers
Even more Cedar Hill towers
Cedar Hill group mugshot
Cedar Hill group mugshot
KERA/KTVT transmitter building
KERA/KTVT transmitter building
KEOM tower
Mesquite Municipal Communications Facility
Looking up at Mesquite tower
Looking up at Mesquite tower
KSKY current (old) tx
KSKY current (old) tx
KFXR night array
KFXR night array
KRLD towers
KRLD towers
KRLD transmitter building
KRLD transmitter building
KRLD towers
KRLD towers
Scott Fybush & Chip Kelley
Scott Fybush & Chip Kelley
Really old sign at KRLD
Really old sign at KRLD
KAAM towers at sunset
KAAM towers at sunset
KESS towers (5 of 6)
KESS towers (5 of 6)
WBAP tower
WBAP tower
KXAS studios
KXAS studios
KXAS STL tower
KXAS STL tower, at studios
Another KXAS tower
Another KXAS tower
KTVT/KTXA studios and STLs
KTVT/KTXA studios and STLs
KTVT/KTXA studios
KTVT/KTXA studios
Former KAHZ towers
Former KAHZ towers
KHVN/KNAX tower
KHVN/KNAX tower
Fort Worth skyline
Fort Worth skyline
KFJZ transmitter building
KFJZ transmitter building
KTCK towers
KTCK towers
KLIF transmitter building
KLIF transmitter building
KTNO towers
KTNO towers
KTNO sign
KTNO sign
KNTU tower
KNTU tower
KDXX tower
KDXX tower
KMEO tower
KMEO tower

Copyright 2002 Garrett A. Wollman. All rights reserved.