Site of the Week Special: The Towers of Florida

Photos and text by SCOTT FYBUSH

As we watch anxiously from up north to see what path Hurricane Irma will take across Florida, we’re thinking of all our friends (broadcast and otherwise) in the Sunshine State, and of the broadcast facilities that will soon be facing nature’s fury.

In 2011 and again in 2015, we had the opportunity to spend extended periods traversing much of Florida and documenting nearly all the towers (and many studios) from Jacksonville all the way down to Miami.

Here are links to all of the pieces we presented in this space from those two visits – and here’s hoping all these towers and buildings survive the winds and the rain, that the recovery is quick and that our friends in Florida stay safe!

THE CLOCK IS TICKING…

As we announced a few weeks ago, the 2026 edition of the Tower Site Calendar will be the last.

We began publishing it 25 years ago, and the broadcast landscape is radically different now.

Radio World just ran an excellent article about us if you want to know more.

Once it’s gone, that’s it. We won’t be printing any more.

Thank you to everyone who saw our announcement and rushed to buy it. We appreciate you.

(There are some calendars from previous years if you want more of a tower photo fix — all under $5.)

But don’t wait to get this year’s Tower Site Calendar — buy it now!

We are selling the Broadcast Historian’s Calendar again this year, but we have that in an even smaller quantity — definitely don’t hesitate for that.

And visit the Fybush Media Store to check out our selection of books and videos, too!

MIAMI:

Part I – Entercom, WPLG, iHeart Studios

Part II – TV/FM Tower Farm

Part III – Guy Gannett FM master site

Part IV – Miami-area AM towers

Part V – Downtown Miami and the Beaches

PALM BEACH COUNTY

Part I – TV Towers and WXEL studio

Part II – iHeart studios and sites, WPTV

TREASURE COAST

Treasure Coast, 2015