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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
KFI tower proposal heads to La Mirada planners
Radio station wants to erect transmission tower near Fullerton Airport to replace one destroyed in plane crash.
By ERIC CARPENTER
The Orange County Register

LA MIRADA – A proposal to reconstruct a radio tower near the Fullerton Municipal Airport, destroyed two years ago when a plane crashed into it, will be considered by the La Mirada Planning Commission on Thursday.

Clear Channel Communications, which owns KFI-AM radio, is proposing rebuilding the tower to 684 feet high – about 76 feet lower than the original tower.

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KFI's tower of trouble gets OK

You know things aren't looking good when the local newspaper calls it like this:

KFI's TOWER OF TROUBLE
Airport cites safety concerns
The La Mirada Planning Commission unanimously recommended Thursday that KFI-AM radio be allowed to build a 684-foot antenna in the same location where a slightly taller one was knocked to the ground by an airplane two years ago.
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"This antenna is widely recognized as a dangerous presence," said Joe Felz, assistant city manager for Fullerton. "If you moved our airport 400 feet to the west, the tower would be in our airspace. It blends into the background of the industrial area."