KNX 1070 Khz Transmitter and tower site in Torrance, Calif.

[kenjohan]

What about the inside?

[basicboi23]

I saw this site years ago when I was 14 on a vacation; it was great!

[msi1210]

thanks for showing us great job

[JimRagan1967]

I live here in the Atlanta area (used to live in SoCal for nearly five years in the 90's) and for the first time this morning was able to hear KNX briefly on my local radio, although very faint. Although I listen to them online back east here, it was still great getting them on a stereo radio.

[derail14]

You will not get a electric shock from a radio tower as there is no voltage per say, Its RF thats on the tower, all you would get is a nasty burn and you would have to climb it and touch the very top of it to get a rf burn, the guys who change those aviaton lights to it when the station is on the air.

[Rcrby525]

so, FM towers don't have much difference?

i know that many radio stations and tv stations have remote transmitter sites, meaning that the tower or towers, are miles and miles from the studio

[fireeater999cmcc]

Is the whole tower a radiator?

[Philovideo]

Yes

[timtheradioman]

nice video, very interesting thanks!

I live in Australia I can't hear them!

[walterDclark]

Interesting video. Thanks for going to the trouble. I didn't know the little antenna was a back up. I thought it was to phase it for up and down the coast direction.

I would love to see pictures of the KNX temporary tower after the vandal collapsed it. I saw it as a kid. It was a huge clothes line thing. Do you have any info on that?

[mower10]

What? I thought you were going to give a real tour and go inside the transmitter hut. Anyone can photo stupid radio towers. Hardly interesting, except by way, perhaps, the double wire, barbed wire defenses. Rather an over kill and parania at its best.

[cwr56]

Not paranoia actuall, but rather a valid and novel idea to install protection for the guy wires. In the 1960's, vandals cut a guy wire and collapsed one of KNX's antenna, knocking them off the air.

[brober05]

AM radio tower have power that travel in them and the guy wires when they are powered on. If you thouch them they will kill you as the warning sign said that is why the double wire.

[sublimerulz1]

no they guy wires hold it in place

[mpwelk]

Agreed.

[nakayle]

Why didn't you show the transmitter itself?

Last I heard they are using a Harris DX50 with the Continental 317C now as aux.

[mibars]

Double fencing... Is the second fence connected to electricity? I hope not....

[richzap]

I am a retired radio transmitter engineer and I would be very annoyed if you posted a video of the site I work at.

[tsingtao911]

Well, most people are very annoyed with retired radio transmitter engineers...so I guess it's a fair trade-off. Great video Bill. Thanks.

[richzap]

Do you know what the most useless thing in a radio station is? Answer the so called "air talent" I wish you 100 % automation.

[tsingtao911]

Ha-Ha-Ha!...you're wound a little tight there buddy aren't you? Too Funny! FWIW, I wish you nothing but good health...and your continued irrelevance.

[richzap]

Steve here's to both of our continued irrelevance.

[koolbossjock]

You have a cheapchannel aka clearchannel attitude,you should work for them,then again they don't believe in humans either.

[slap1328]

zing

[lynncomm]

If you have that kind of attitude what are you doing looking at you tube? Go change your diaper and get back in bed!

[jackwebb714]

I agree...you dont want to be caught napping making IBEW scale..

[nakayle]

Why? Is it that messy? I'm a engineer too and have given many tours to those who wanted to see the site.

[richzap]

It is my opinion that video posting of vital mass communications transmitting facilities is not good practice in a post 911 world.

[nakayle]

Well there is no way to hide a 500 ft radio tower.

And one doesn't need access to the transmitter to put one out of business.

You don't even need to step foot on the property.

In fact, it's so easy to do it sometimes happens accidentally.

[richzap]

Apparently, you just Don't Got it.

[mower10]

Krist, in LA an earthquake would do the job easy.

Used to hear KNX on east coast years ago before FCC put 24/7 stations on same frequency!

[goriajk]

GREAT video Bill...I visited the site when I worked at KNX in 2001, the chief engineer gave me the grand tour - whatta place!!! Joe Goria

[rapper2420]

dog i live in torrance.yeah watsup...i live near paradise park!