Connecting Iowa: KHKE Tower Collapses
The broadcast tower of Iowa Public Radio’s KHKE-FM collapsed recently, falling prey to “an inch-think coating of ice and 30-40 mile per hour winds,” says IPR’s Todd Mundt. The network is putting up an interim low-power antenna while it determines how to pay for rebuilding.
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