> THREE OLD WOR(AM) TOWERS DEMOLISHED - VIDEO
>
> Buckley Broadcasting succeeded on its second attempt to
> bring down its old three-tower Lyndhurst array for WOR(AM) in
> northern New Jersey. The first attempt was thwarted by local
> police who cited safety concerns for drivers on the New Jersey
> Turnpike who may be distracted by the event (CGC #762). The
> towers were about 700 feet tall.
>
> "A really good video" of the tower demolition with CE Tom
> Ray giving the technical details is posted at the YouTube link
> below. WOR was on the air from its replacement site during the
> demolition, so service to the public was uninterrupted. Thanks
> to Hal Kneller and Bob Weller for the video URLs.
>
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vOdyQoCyqo YouTube Video
>
http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=95521@
wcbs.dayport.com WCBS Video
>
http://www.radioworld.com/pages/s.0100/t.665.html RW Story
>
(I sure hope not!)
The first link above (on YouTube) and this one from WABC:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=4926618
are recommended by Mr. Ray.
What I want to know is... if the first demolition risked distracting
Turnpike drivers, why didn't the second? Especially with all the media
attending?
They're building a golf resort on the land where the old towers came
down. And, around the area where the new towers are. I was there in
June. It was truly amusing to be wandering around undeveloped land -
look to the east - and see the Empire State Building...
