KGTV Tower
KGTV Tower is a self-support Ideco Dresser television tower in La Jolla, California, United States.History
KGTV Tower was built in 1953, by then owner Thomas Sharp. The main tower is also identical to former sister station KFSD/KOGO AM 600's twin 416 foot Ideco Dresser towers.The main tower is also home of the ERI combined FM antenna containing KMYI, KYXY, KSON and KIOZ.
Also at the site is a custom built "H" shaped tower used for microwave, and also serves as the main tower for KSSX.
- KMYI moved to the KGTV site in 1974 from the Emerald Hills KOGO 600 facility.
- KSSX moved to the KGTV site from the lower Soledad site of UCSD in 2007.
- KYXY moved to the KGTV site in 2007 from the KFMB Channel 8 tower site.
- KSON was licensed to the site in the early 1960s.
- KIOZ moved to the KGTV site in 1999 from the KFMB Channel 8 tower site.
KGTV and the Mount Soledad transmitter site are presently owned by Scripps Broadcasting.
