Franklin Radio Tower Station - AM-950 WAKM
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member CuriousBM
N 35° 57.411 W 086° 50.036
16S E 514975 N 3979175
Franklin Radio Tower Station - AM-950 WAKM 35 57 24.67900(N) 086 50 02.14370
Waymark Code: WMPECB
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

01/01/1960 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (CAA) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 3.0 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANKLIN. IT IS A 4-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE, COLORED RED AND WHITE AND THE OVER-ALL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 240 FEET. THE RED LIGHT ON TOP WAS THE POINT INTERSECTED.

TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN FRANKLIN, GO NORTH ON U S HIGHWAY NO 31 FOR 3.1 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD ON THE RIGHT, TURN RIGHT, EAST, AND GO 0.6 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT.

The radio station is AM-950 WAKM.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: FRANKLIN RADIO STA WAGG MAST

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Radio/TV Mast

County: Franklin, TN

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Franklin (1981)

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: FD1490

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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