This is being reported by WCCO-AM. I'm trying to find out the station who lost their tower. Looks like it's an AM tower from the pictures.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/04/1 ... ice-storm/
Update / Edit:
KSTP-TV is reporting that the tower site belongs to RadioWorks who has KWOA-AM, KITN-FM, KUSQ-FM and KZTP-FM. From the looks of the tower it's KWOA's tower, however, KSTP is also reporting that KWOA is on-the-air right now.
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S2993665.shtml?cat=1
Worthington, MN broadcast tower collapses in ice storm
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Re: Worthington, MN tower collapses in ice storm
Only AM down there that I know of is KWOA (730), and it also has the FM on it (there are FM bays on the ground).
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Re: Worthington, MN tower collapses in ice storm
See my updateDeep Thought wrote:Only AM down there that I know of is KWOA (730), and it also has the FM on it (there are FM bays on the ground).

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There's still enough tower there to stay on if you know what to do. I note that it is shunt fed. Co-located KUSQ (FM), however, looks to be at 0 AGL.
added: Looks like the KWOA tower just has extra guy wires tangled up in it.
Tower locations for the AM and three FMs mentioned in the KSTP blurb:
added: Looks like the KWOA tower just has extra guy wires tangled up in it.
Tower locations for the AM and three FMs mentioned in the KSTP blurb:
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