Helicopter replaces antenna on WSB-TV tower near BeltLine
The operation went off without a hitch, and now a brand-new, 7,200-pound antenna towers above the city. The new antenna is 50-feet long, so the tower now stands 915-feet tall.
www.wsbtv.comHere’s the latest I can gather for WSB-TV Tower.
- The WSB-TV tower is the 327.6-meter (1,075 ft) guyed mast in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, adjacent to Freedom Parkway and the Historic Fourth Ward Park skate park. It was built in 1950 and has long been a central piece of Atlanta’s broadcasting infrastructure.[3]
- Public reporting from 2019 described a major antenna replacement on the tower near the BeltLine, including a helicopter-assisted install that increased the tower’s height with a new 7,200-pound antenna, bringing the overall height to about 915 feet at that time (roughly 279 meters).[1]
- A March 2025 entry on a general information site reiterates the tower’s height at 327.6 meters and notes its proximity to Freedom Parkway and the skate park, reinforcing the tower’s prominence in Atlanta’s broadcasting landscape.[2]
- Wikipedia’s WSB-TV tower page confirms the height and location details, describing the structure as a triangular cross-section mast in the Old Fourth Ward near the skate park, built in 1950.[3]
If you’d like, I can compile a concise comparison of current facts (height, location, year built) from these sources in a quick digest, or pull the very latest live-status updates (tower cams, maintenance notices) if you want me to search specifically for recent activity. I can also create a simple chart or map snippet illustrating where the tower sits relative to major Atlanta landmarks.
Citations:
- WSB-TV tower basics and location, height, build year.[3]
- Antenna replacement and height change in 2019 near BeltLine.[1]
- 327.6-meter height and location details as of 2025.[2]