antenna tower

Broadcast structure skyward

An antenna tower is a tall structure designed to support antennas for broadcasting, telecommunications, or receiving signals.

These towers range from modest radio masts to massive broadcast towers visible for miles.

The term is somewhat redundant—most antennas require towers, and most such towers exist specifically to hold antennas—but it distinguishes signal towers from other tall structures like water towers or observation towers.

Related

radio waves · signal strength · transmission · transmission line · steel · lattice · beacon · warning light · aerial · receiver · transmitter · frequency · spire · rooftop · climb · guy-wire · blinking · obstruction

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signal transmission infrastructure

antenna towerunderground cable

Wiring installed below ground

submarine cable · satellite dish · landline · wired network

vertical structure type

antenna towerunderground bunker

Reinforced subterranean refuge

basement · tunnel · mine shaft · cellar · pit

signal transmission method

antenna towersatellite dish

Concave aerial receiving transmissions

communication satellite · fiber optic cable · underground cable · undersea cable

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G