WHDH-TV tower
The WHDH-TV tower is a free-standing lattice tower with a triangular cross section located in the Newton Upper Falls section of Newton, Massachusetts. It was built in 1960 by RKO General and is currently owned by Sunbeam Television, which uses it to transmit its Boston television stations, WHDH and WLVI, which shares WHDH's channel spectrum.- Type: Tower
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “WHDH-TV (Boston)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church and Eliot station.
Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church
Church
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Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church, formerly referred to as St. Mary's, is a Roman Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Boston located in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts. Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church is situated 1,300 feet west of WHDH-TV tower.
Eliot station
Railway station
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Eliot station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line D branch located just north of Route 9 between the Newton Highlands and Newton Upper Falls villages of Newton, Massachusetts. Eliot station is situated 2,800 feet north of WHDH-TV tower.
Needham Street Bridge
Bridge
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The Needham Street Bridge is a historic bridge at Needham Street over the Charles River connecting Needham and Newton, Massachusetts. The bridge was built in 1875, when Needham Street was laid out, connecting Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, and Needham center. Needham Street Bridge is situated 1,700 feet south of WHDH-TV tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton Upper Falls and Waban.
Newton Upper Falls
Quarter
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Newton Upper Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Massachusetts, United States. The village is listed as the Newton Upper Falls Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waban
Quarter
Waban is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Newton
Newton is a city in Massachusetts and a western suburb of Boston. Newton is nicknamed "The Garden City" and is one of Boston's oldest suburbs, settled in 1630.
WHDH-TV tower
- Category: television tower
- Location: City of Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“WHDH-TV tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “WHDH电视塔”
- Chinese: “WHDH電視塔”
- German: “WHDH-Sendeturm”
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