Channel 9 TV Tower explained

Channel 9 TV Tower
Map Type:Australia
Location:Sydney
Coordinates:-33.8117°N 151.1958°W
Status:Demolished in 2021
Completion Date:1965
Building Type:Steel lattice television tower
Height:233 m (765 ft)
Owner:Nine Entertainment

The Channel 9 TV Tower also known as the Willoughby Tower or the TCN-9 TXA TV Tower, was a free-standing lattice tower located in the Sydney suburb of Willoughby at 6 Artarmon Road. It was built adjacent to its studios as the broadcast tower for TCN 9, the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network. The tower had a square cross section with a base width of 112 feet. 347 tons of steel were used in its construction.[1]

Completed in 1965, the tower stood 233 m (765 ft) tall and was the tallest free-standing lattice tower in Australia.[2] The tower was the tallest structure in Sydney until the Sydney Tower was completed in 1981. Demolition of the tower commenced in April 2021 after TCN 9 relocated to North Sydney with work completed in November 2021.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47808092 TCN's new tower is quite an Eiffel
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160326175627/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1249928/channel-9-tv-tower-sydney-australia Channel 9 TV Tower
  3. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-precarious-operation-to-demolish-willoughby-s-tv-transmission-tower-20210419-p57kd9.html The precarious operation to demolish Willoughby’s TV transmission tower