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| <big><big><big><big><big><big><big>The | | <big><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><big>The<br>KRDK-TV<br>mast<br>is<br>a<br>television<br>transmitting<br>tower<br>in<br>Traill<br>County,<br>North<br>Dakota,<br>United<br>States.<br>At<br>2,060<br>ft<br>(630<br>m),<br>it<br>is<br>currently<br>the<br>tallest<br>structure<br>in<br>the<br>United<br>States,<br>the<br>second-tallest<br>structure<br>in<br>the<br>Western<br>Hemisphere<br>and<br>the<br>seventh-tallest<br>structure<br>in<br>the<br>world.<br>It<br>stands<br>72.8<br>ft<br>(22.2<br>m)<br>taller<br>than<br>the<br>nearby<br>KVLY-TV<br>mast<br>in<br>Blanchard,<br>North<br>Dakota,<br>which<br>was<br>previously<br>3.3<br>ft<br>(1.0<br>m)<br>taller<br>until<br>the<br>removal<br>of<br>a<br>VHF<br>antenna<br>reduced<br>its<br>height<br>in<br>2019.<br><br>Located<br>3.5<br>miles<br>(5.6<br>km)<br>northeast<br>of<br>Galesburg,<br>North<br>Dakota,<br>the<br>KRDK-TV<br>mast<br>was<br>completed<br>in<br>1966,<br>to<br>replace<br>the<br>station's<br>previous<br>mast,<br>a<br>1,085-foot<br>(331<br>m)<br>tower<br>15<br>miles<br>(24<br>km)<br>northeast<br>of<br>Valley<br>City,<br>North<br>Dakota<br>(or<br>southwest<br>of<br>Pillsbury)<br>which<br>was<br>sold<br>to<br>KOVC,<br>an<br>AM<br>radio<br>station.<br><br>The<br>KRDK-TV<br>antenna<br>has<br>an<br>effective<br>radiated<br>power<br>[[Vore|(ERP)]]<br>of<br>285<br>kW.<br>KRDK-TV<br>(formerly<br>KXJB-TV)<br>is<br>licensed<br>to<br>Valley<br>City,<br>serving<br>the<br>Fargo<br>and<br>Grand<br>Forks<br>TV<br>markets.<br>The<br>station<br>and<br>tower<br>are<br>owned<br>by<br>Major<br>Market<br>Broadcasting.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><span style="opacity: 0.1;">bitch. |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>KRDK-TV | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>mast | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>is
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>a
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>television | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>transmitting
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>mast | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>in
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Traill | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>County,
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>North
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Dakota, | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>United
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>States. | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>At
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>2,060
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>ft | |
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| (<big><big><big><big><big><big>630 m), | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>it | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>is
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>currently
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>tallest
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>structure
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>in
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>United | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>States,
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>second-
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>tallest
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>structure | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>in
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Western
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Hemisphere
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>and | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>seventh- | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>tallest
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>structure
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>in | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>world.
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>It
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>stands
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>72.8 ft | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>(22.2 m) | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>taller | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>than
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>nearby | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>KVLY-TV
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>mast | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>in
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Blanchard,
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>North | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Dakota, | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>which | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>was
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>previously
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>3.3 ft | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>(1.0 m) | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>taller
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>until
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>removal | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>of | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>a | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>VHF
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>antenna
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>reduced | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>its | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>height
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>in
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>2019.
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Located | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>3.5 | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>miles
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>(5.6 km)
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>northeast
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>of
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Galesburg, | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>North
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Dakota, | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>KRDK-TV | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>mast
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>was
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>completed
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>in
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>1966, | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>to
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>replace
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>station's
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>previous
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>mast,
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>a
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>1,085-foot
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>(331 m) | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>tower
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>15
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>miles
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>(24 km) | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>northeast
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>of | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Valley
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>City,
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>North
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Dakota
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>(or | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>southwest
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>of
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Pillsbury)
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>which
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>was
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>sold
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>to
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>KOVC,
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>an
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>AM | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>radio | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>station.
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>The | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>KRDK-TV | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>antenna
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>has | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>an
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>effective | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>radiated
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>power
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>(ERP) | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>of
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>285 | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>kW.
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>KRDK-TV
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>KXJB-TV) | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>is | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>licensed
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>to
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Valley | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>City, | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>serving | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>the
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Fargo
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>and | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Grand | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Forks
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>TV
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>markets.
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>The
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>station | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>and
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>tower
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>are
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>owned
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>by | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Major | |
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Market
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| <big><big><big><big><big><big>Broadcasting.</big></big></big></big></big></big> | |