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Fair warning: if you're afraid of heights this might make you weak in the knees! https:\/\/youtu.be\/pitEq8gjNj8 Click here to view on YouTube.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TV-Tower-replacement-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TV-Tower-replacement-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TV-Tower-replacement-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TV-Tower-replacement-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52566,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/vertical-freedom-new-documentary-highlights-the-lives-of-tower-climbers\/","url_meta":{"origin":4382,"position":1},"title":"Vertical Freedom: New documentary highlights the lives of tower climbers","author":"Thomas","date":"April 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jerome van der Linden, who shares a link to the following article in Radio World announcing the new feature-length documentary Vertical Freedom: Spotlight on Broadcast Tower Climbers in New Documentary (Radio World) \"Vertical Freedom\" takes viewers to new heights NATE, in collaboration with Storybuilt\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/art-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AM-Tower-Blue-WHKY-e1556017280857.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AM-Tower-Blue-WHKY-e1556017280857.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AM-Tower-Blue-WHKY-e1556017280857.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AM-Tower-Blue-WHKY-e1556017280857.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52798,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/radio-waves-broadcast-tower-climbers-sony-icf-sw1-repair-franken-fm-status-and-marconi-in-a-van\/","url_meta":{"origin":4382,"position":2},"title":"Radio Waves: Broadcast Tower Climbers, Sony ICF-SW1 Repair, Franken-FM Status, and Marconi in a Van","author":"Thomas","date":"May 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0Enjoy! 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