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A great item of Phoenix radio history

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50kguy

Former Republic columnist Jon Talton has started a blog post about the history of downtown Phoenix. At the top of the first installment is a great picture of the city center taken from the Westward Ho "in the 1930s". We all know the Westward Ho still supports the original KPHO-TV tower (installed after the picture was taken). But just south of the Security Building there is another building supporting two free-standing towers. That looks like an AM longwire site. Anybody know if that is the original KOY or perhaps something else?

column: http://www.roguecolumnist.com/rogue_columnist/2013/03/phoenix-101-what-killed-downtown-part-i.html

picture: http://www.roguecolumnist.com/.a/6a00e54fdb30b98834017c378ee37e970b-pi
 
I believe that is the Heard Bldg., which is still there, albeit in kind of shabby condition. If I'm not mistaken, KTAR once had that tower.
 
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