Landmark radio station towers come down
Heavy equipment prepares to take down one of the former radio towers off Newman Drive Tuesday. Meg Hibbert Contributing writer Landmark radio station towers from WSLC & Q99 started coming down Tuesday morning. Forest Lawn, Carlton Park and Parkdale Manor neighbors watched crews begin taking the towers, which were not being used. The land was rezoned last year for 171 townhomes. Lights went out Monday and transmission wires were removed that same day. Several neighbors shot videos of one or more of the towers being pulled down and pieces being...
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