A tower that is home to three Spokane, Wash., AM radio stations, in use since 1936, was dismantled this past weekend.
The Moran Prairie site is shared by 920 KXLY(AM), 700 KXLX(AM) and 630 KTRW(AM) via a triplexing system, which Scott Fybush detailed in a 2013 profile. According to a site history written by Spokane radio historian Bill Harms, the tower dates back to the early days of AM broadcasting.
The 439-foot historic tower was brought down piece by piece by a helicopter on Saturday morning, according to sister station KXLY(TV). The station said that the land is now expected to be redeveloped into apartments and a shopping center…