Griffin Television Tower Oklahoma (also known as KWTV Mast) is a 480.5 meter (1,576 ft) high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and television programs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA (Geographical coordinates: 35°32′58″N 97°29′50″W / 35.54944°N 97.49722°W / 35.54944; -97.49722) built in 1954. It was the tallest structure in the world at the time it was built. In 1956 KOBR-TV Tower in Caprock, New Mexico, took over the role as world's tallest structure.
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