Some of us are afflicted with a strange illness. We enjoy going
to transmitter sites to look around and take pictures.
Google Maps (
http://maps.google.com)
did something really cool on April 5. They added satellite imagery to
their web site. I've been successful in looking at
some transmitter sites as photographed by satellite. Slowly but
surely the Antenna Structure Registration Numbers are appearing on the
FCC web site AM &
FM queries. Clicking on one will get you some sort
of address; some are specific and some aren't. Here are a couple I've
been successful with. Tower 6 of the
KBLA-1580 array is at the northeast
corner of Alvarado and Effie Streets in Los Angeles. I went to Google
Maps and clicked on satellite. I entered "Effie St.
Los Angeles, CA" and clicked on search.
When you don't have a specific address a number of nearby landmarks
will be shown and each is assigned a letter. I
zoomed in on
landmark A and there they were; all 6 towers. You
can navigate with the up, down, left, and right arrows or drag and
drop.
1540 in Capitola, CA has been dark
forever but the four towers are still there. They're not far from my
parents' house. I entered their address and navigated
using nearby landmarks. The satellite saw
them.
Here's one with a specific address. Both
KSCO-1080 and KOMY-1340 are at 2300 Portola Dr. Santa Cruz, CA. All
three towers are in a small lagoon
(nice ground!!). You
can see the three walkways leading to the towers and the towers
themselves.
To find out when the photo pass was click
on "Keyhole" then click on "Will I be able to see
my house?".
I have tried several others that I know
for sure the antenna is there but it doesn't show up. I'm not sure why.
My apologies if the lines aren't wrapping
correctly. For some unknown reason that part of Outlook Express is
acting up on this message. I changed things so
they look good
on my end but
they may be a mess on your end. Your mileage may vary.
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