KDLT tower
The KDLT towers are two towers used by KDLT, they are both high guy-wired aerial masts for the transmission of TV programs in Rowena, South Dakota. The original analog tower built in 1976 is while the newer digital tower built in 1998 is . They are owned by Gray Media Group, Inc. The digital tower is one of the tallest structures in the world. History. The analog tower is no longer active, KDLT now uses the digital, but the beacon lights at the top of both towers must be replaced when they malfunction as a warning for aircraft . Replacement of the beacon bulb at the top of the digital tower was featured in an episode of "World's Toughest Fixes" during Season 1 in 2010. In 2015, amateur drone video footage of a man changing the light bulb on the analog tower went viral attracting more than 17 million hits on YouTube and garnering attention from CNN and a newspaper in Britain. On learning of the drone footage, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered no more flights as drones are by law restricted to a ceiling of , the tower being about five times that height. KDLT tower The