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!
We still have the 2019 Tower Site Calendar in stock — but we barely have 10 left.
This is the last printing for the year, so if you haven’t ordered yours yet, don’t wait. Order it now.
We still have eight copies of The Radio Historian’s 2019 Calendar available, which are now 20% off.
Check them both out in our store!
MIAMI:
Part I – Entercom, WPLG, iHeart Studios
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
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
TAMPA BAY AND VICINITY
Tampa Part I – Gandy Causeway sites
Tampa Part II – AM sites and Holiday FM/TV
Tampa Part III – Downtown and Riverview TV/FM sites
CENTRAL FLORIDA
Orlando Part I – Cox studios and sites
Orlando Part II – North side towers and studios
Orlando Part III – WPOZ and 540/740
Orlando Part IV – Bithlo TV/FM farm
NORTH FLORIDA
Jacksonville Part I – Hogan Road TV/FM farm and Clear Channel studios
Jacksonville Part II – AM sites
Jacksonville Part III – Outlying AMs, downtown and St. Augustine
