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WRAL-TV Tower Lighting

WRAL Tower to Set Raleigh Aglow for 58th Year

Andrea Osborne
November 28, 2016
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WRAL-TV Tower Lighting — WRAL-TV will light its tower for the holidays on Monday, December 1, 2016, during the 6pm newscast.

WRAL will light the 300-foot transmission tower outside the WRAL-TV Studios, at 2619 Western Blvd. in Raleigh, on Dec. 1 in an annual holiday tradition that dates back more than half a century.

The lighting transforms the station’s tower into a 300-foot Christmas tree wrapped in more than 2,800 multi-colored lights. Three 5-foot stars adorn the top of the tower, which will glow nightly through New Year’s Day. The tower is a beacon of the holiday season for many.

A tradition 50 years in the making

WRAL-TV Tower lighting

It all began in 1959, with Capitol Broadcasting Co. founder A.J. Fletcher reading “A Christmas Carol” to viewers before the tower was lit.

Over time, the original tradition was embellished with new ones, including musical performances, aerial video from Sky 5, manufactured snow to set the mood and streaming video to the Web and mobile phones.

See photos from past WRAL Tower Lightings on WRAL.com

Thanks to WRAL.com for this capcom story & photo.

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