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Thomas Farely

Tom has produced privateline.com since 1995. He is now a freelance technology writer who contributes regularly to the site.

His knowledge of telecommunications has served, most notably, the American Heritage Invention and Technology Magazine and The History Channel.
His interview on Alexander Graham Bell will air on the History Channel the end of 2006.

Ken Schmidt

Ken is a licensed attorney who has worked in the tower industry for seven years. He has managed the development of broadcast towers nationwide and developed and built cell towers.

He has been quoted in newspapers and magazines on issues regarding cell towers and has spoke at industry and non-industry conferences on cell tower related issues.

He is recognized as an expert on cell tower leases and due diligence processes for tower acquisitions.

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May 02, 2001

Posted by Tom Farley & Mark van der Hoek at 12:18 AM

A Tribute to a Transmission Tower?

The tiny town of Walnut Grove sits halfway between the major cities of Sacramento and Stockton, in the California Delta. Over the decades many television stations have sited towers near the town, so much so that the Walnut Grove Rotary club put up a nice sign board to commerate them and explain them to visitors. If you can't read the type, the shortest tower is 1549 feet, well above the height of the Empire state Building, the Eiffel Tower, and the Statute of Liberty. It's just one of many unusual things you'll see while going through this country. On Monday I drove through the Delta to go to Rio Vista, picking up medicine for my cat Montel, from my long time veterinarian. Below is a typical Delta slough, this one on Ryer Island. It is a beautiful place.


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