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1966 Fairchild Tower News Release |
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95-year-old man remembers WEAU's old and new towers
Last Updated: 6:52 PM 03/22/12 - We talk with a man who used to spend his lunch breaks watching our original 500 foot tower behind our station in Eau Claire get built, back in 1953.
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Rembembering and rebuilding the WEAU broadcast tower
Last Updated: 6:55 PM 03/22/12 - When our WEAU broadcast tower fell it wasn't just an emotional day for us, the tower has guided generations of people in the Fairchild area.
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WEAU broadcast tower up and running
Last Updated: 11:38 PM 01/21/12 - It has been a long journey with a lot of hard work and cooperation with our competitors but Wednesday the switch on our new WEAU broadcast tower was ceremoniously flipped.
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TODAY INTERVIEW: WEAU Tower
Last Updated: 11:36 PM 01/21/12 - We are back transmitting with our 2,000 foot WEAU broadcast tower. -
WEAU tower update: the end is in sight
Last Updated: 8:17 PM 12/13/11 - At long last, the rebuilt WEAU tower could begin broadcasting its UHF signal by the beginning of the new year.
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More progress on new WEAU transmission tower
Last Updated: 11:30 AM 11/22/11 - the WEAU transmission tower is now at 1792 feet.
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WEAU transmission tower now above 1600 feet
Last Updated: 12:06 PM 11/14/11 - The new WEAU transmission tower now stands at 1612 feet.
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Weather slows WEAU tower's upward progression
Last Updated: 9:32 AM 11/09/11 - Winds are slowing the progression upward of the new WEAU transmission tower.
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WEAU tranmitter tower reaches higher into the sky
Last Updated: 9:26 AM 11/04/11 - WEAU's transmission tower reached 1342 feet on Thursday.
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New transmission tower soars nearly 1,000 feet
Last Updated: 5:57 PM 10/24/11 - This week steel will reach the halfway point, despite some weather issues.
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First 110 foot tower piece now up; possible completion date of mid-November
Last Updated: 6:46 PM 10/07/11 - A day many have been anticipating, especially WEAU, has arrived! The first part of our new transmission tower now reaches toward the sky.
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The Fairchild Tower - After the Collapse
Last Updated: 3:58 PM 08/25/11 - Images of the tower, after it collapsed.
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NEW photos from Tower Construction
Last Updated: 4:21 PM 08/25/11 - NEW photos from Tower Construction
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WEAU-TV now broadcasting on 13.1
Last Updated: 11:14 AM 07/22/11 - We will stop transmitting on 18.3 on August 1, so viewers should re-scan televisions and converter boxes to continue receiving our signal.
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WEAU Recovers from Tower Collapse
Last Updated: 9:23 AM 05/13/11 - Harris Broadcast Communications and WQOW-TV assist in putting station back on the air
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Today's WAXX 104.5 announces plans after tower collapses
Last Updated: 10:18 AM 04/01/11 - WAXX 104.5 has announced its plans for the future following the collapse of the tower in Fairchild that it shared with WEAU.
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WEAU tower brought more than just news to local community
Last Updated: 10:17 AM 04/01/11 - Our tower has been around since 1966 and many of you are posting fond memories to our facebook page and right here on weau.com. Many people living in the area say during the last few decades our tower has literally served as a beacon of light for them.
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After the Fairchild Tower was constructed in 1966, the area was known as ‘Tall Tower Territory’, as the new tower stood at 2,000 feet!
