If I touch this tower, I die

Video Description

KMOX-AM is a 50kW clear channel station in St. Louis, MO; take a tower of the tower and transmitter site! Special thanks to Audacy and KMOX-AM engineers for assisting us with this tower tour. Find KMOX online here: https://www.audacy.com/kmox Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://redshirtjeff.com Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeerlingEngineering Contents: 00:00 - 50,000 Watts 00:23 - The tower is the antenna 04:12 - The ATU (Antenna Tuning Unit) 11:30 - Transmitter building 14:03 - PEP Station (EMP-proof) 15:28 - Transmitter building (and power distribution) 20:50 - Giant tower lights, and the !@&(* button 23:41 - Guy wires and a full-service restroom 25:31 - Transmitter room 37:43 - Backup studio and MREs 39:34 - A century of tools in the workshop 41:21 - Fried frogs and other tails