KDKA Transmitter Site (Allison Park)

[CADXER]

After 4 years and frequent visits to Pittsburgh visiting my son who studies at Pitt I was finally able to make a trip to Allison Park to see the KDKA antenna tower. I was able to snap some pictures, but they did not turn out that well.

 

[radioman148]

Thanks for the photos. I've never seen the tower up close, but I used to have a picture of it on their QSL card.

 

[CADXER]

I was surprised how easily it was accessible. The main tower was only fenced off at the base. If I wanted to I could have gotten quite close to the tower. Something not common around the local blow torches in Chicago. The aux tower and the transmitter building was fenced off separately. At the same time I was there a young kid from a nearby house was riding his dirt bike around the tower.

 

[Mikey Radio]

You may appreciate a write up Scott Fybush did about KDKA for that station's 100th anniversary. Within that "site of the week" article, he's posted links to older pieces that detail his earlier visits to KDKA with even more information and some pretty awesome photos of their older behemoth of a transmitter:

Site of the Week 11/6/2020: KDKA At 100

Visiting the historical sites of one of America’s pioneer broadcasters on its centennial day

www.fybush.com

 

[CADXER]

I have seen that article as well as many of the other articles that Scott has written. I have really appreciated the ones on the Chicago area radio stations. He does a great job.