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