KHSL Radio Tower Demolition

On August 27th, 2010, the KHSL AM radio towers were taken down by a demolition company. This is the view of the East tower collapse after the guy wires were cut by the worker in the lower left with the cutting torch, about 10:05AM PST

The West tower was taken down about 10:53AM the same day. KHSL radio and TV veterans Gil Houston (former radio chief engineer) Dino Corbin, (former General manager), Ken Rice, (former engineer) and myself (Anthony Watts) gathered to watch the event.

The towers were first erected in 1947. They were removed to make way for the new Merriam Park subdivision.

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• radio
• broadcast
• tower
• collapse

[beachsandinspector]

For an AM broadcaster there was a lot of cables going up to the top of this mast, it looked like there were a whole mess of cellular antennas at the top of this mast.

[oldfart387]

A station I worked at had 3 teen boys cut one of the guy wires. The cable snapped back and sliced one kid in half. Sad and stupid.

[F7E7R7N7A7N7D7O]

Q copadoo!! pero como no filmo mas arruba cuando caiaa!!!

[HeathH737]

Woah... that was easy :D

[BobWXXI]

The radio station still exists--it;s just changed callsign to KPAY.

[mrepicman77]

all i have to say is COOL

[jarettrobak]

@travisimoto haha, ive always wondered myself what would happen.