New Jersey official questions New York TV tower

New Jersey's state environmental commissioner recently sent a letter to New York's Metropolitan Television Alliance asking for some evidence that a tower in New Jersey is in the public interest.

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Dec 29, 2002
Updated on: Feb 23, 2018

Several proposals for a 2000-foot broadcast tower to serve local New York Broadcasters are being considered.
Photo credits: Architect, Gregory J. Higgins; Tower Engineer, Geiger Engineers; Artist's rendering: Peter Coe

With New York City's mayor against plans to build a new broadcast antenna tower in the wake of the loss of the World Trade Center, New York City broadcasters have turned to neighboring New Jersey to find a site to build what, at 2,000 feet, would become the world's tallest free-standing structure.

However, Bradley M. Campbell, New Jersey's state environmental commissioner, has given the idea a lukewarm reception. Campbell recently sent a letter to New York's Metropolitan Television Alliance (MTVA) asking for some evidence that such a tower is in the public's best interest.

"There is currently no record to support the conclusion that siting the proposed tower in New Jersey, let alone at a particular site in New Jersey, is a sound public-policy choice," Campbell told MTVA president Ed Grebow.

The MTVA has until Jan. 8 to answer a list of questions posed by Campbell, and the broadcaster's group said it plans a timely response.

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t's been ten months since the Twin Towers were toppled by terrorists, bringing most of New York City's television antenna and transmission systems with them. But many residents without cable or satellite are still having trouble getting decent signals. To that end, the Metropolitan Television Alliance (MTVA), a coalition of New York City area broadcasting stations, was formed to find a site for the new TV tower to replace the one destroyed in the attacks.

t's been ten months since the Twin Towers were toppled by terrorists, bringing most of New York City's television antenna and transmission systems with them. But many residents without cable or satellite are still having trouble getting decent signals. To that end, the Metropolitan Television Alliance (MTVA), a coalition of New York City area broadcasting stations, was formed to find a site for the new TV tower to replace the one destroyed in the attacks.

The Chicago Sun-Times has closely followed the discussions between broadcasters and developers regarding construction of a tall tower for DTV broadcasting antennas in Chicago. Since the late 1990s, broadcasters have considered several proposals for new TV transmission facilities to provide an alternative to the estab

The New York Sun reports that developers Douglas Durst and Anthony Malkin could personally lose "millions of dollars a year" if the tower is built.

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The New Jersey legislature must approve the recommendation, and is expected to do so within the next two weeks or so.

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