This tall radio tower is located behind the former Venture Store at I-635 and Ann Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. The tower is alternating red / white block paint. The best view of the tower is from the west lot of the former Venture store.
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KE1160 DESIGNATION - KANSAS CITY RAD STA KCKN MAST
KE1160 PID - KE1160
KE1160 STATE/COUNTY- KS/WYANDOTTE
KE1160 USGS QUAD - SHAWNEE (1991)
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KE1160 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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KE1160* NAD 83(1997)- 39 06 49.13283(N) 094 40 45.58679(W) ADJUSTED
KE1160* NAVD 88 -
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KE1160 LAPLACE CORR- -0.97 (seconds) DEFLEC99
KE1160 GEOID HEIGHT- -32.41 (meters) GEOID99
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KE1160 HORZ ORDER - THIRD
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KE1160.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
KE1160.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in October 1998.
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KE1160.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
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KE1160.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
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KE1160; North East Units Scale Converg.
KE1160;SPC KS N - 91,888.422 687,121.057 MT 0.99995970 +2 06 03.7
KE1160;UTM 15 - 4,330,730.850 354,812.522 MT 0.99985956 -1 03 34.6
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KE1160 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
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KE1160 NAD 83(1986)- 39 06 49.14076(N) 094 40 45.57990(W) AD( ) 4
KE1160 NAD 27 - 39 06 49.12453(N) 094 40 44.72996(W) AD( ) 3
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KE1160.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
KE1160.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
KE1160.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
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KE1160_MARKER: 42 = RADIO/TV MAST
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KE1160 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
KE1160 HISTORY - 1972 FIRST OBSERVED NGS
KE1160 HISTORY - 1974 GOOD NGS
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KE1160 STATION DESCRIPTION
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KE1160''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 (ILC)
KE1160''THE STATION, KANSAS CITY RADIO STATION MAST KCKN AM-FM, IS THE RED
KE1160''LIGHT ATOP A TRIANGULAR STEEL, GUYED MAST THAT IS PAINTED
KE1160''ALTERNATELY RED AND WHITE. THE STRUCTURE HAS AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF
KE1160''465 FEET AND IS LOCATED AT 4121 MINNESOTA AVENUE, KANSAS CITY,
KE1160''KANSAS. THE MAST IS THE PROPERTY OF RADIO STATION KCKN.
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KE1160 STATION RECOVERY (1974)
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KE1160''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1974 (WOM)
KE1160''STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN 1972 BY I.L.C.
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KE1160''AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--IN WESTERN EDGE OF
KE1160''KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.