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WHP-TV antenna replacement

WHP-TV (channel 21) replaced its main antenna on Blue Mountain on December 4, 2008.  The new antenna is designed to reduce the amount of signal directed toward a station in Maryland that is moving to channel 21 as part of the DTV channel realignment.

Workers prepare to install the beacon at the top of the new ERI antenna

A lift truck stabilizes the bottom of the antenna as it is raised

The antenna reaches its vertical position

The antenna makes the 5 minute trip up the tower

The antenna reaches the temporary "gin" pole at the top of the tower

The nearly 40-year old RCA antenna rests a short distance from the tower

View of the bottom flange of the old antenna

Photos by Tim Portzline