20-12-2014, 03:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 20-12-2014, 05:01 PM by Drew Phipps.)
I've never heard of a camera up there but here's some info from the ESB's web site:
"The Empire State Building is the center of the New York City and tri-state region's broadcasting operations. Its technology supports delivery of broadcasting signals to cable and satellite systems and directly to television and radio receivers reaching over 7.4 million television households, representing over 6.5% of all TV households in the U.S. Over 130 antennas provide a variety of point-to-point radio and data communications services to utility companies, telecommunications providers and public safety agencies. Read more info on our Broadcast page."
So there certainly could be a camera with a live feed. Also, there is a ladder up the outside of the antenna tower for maintenance that (authorized) people climb above 1400 feet. If you had access and were crazy enough to climb up there to get a shot of the Twin Towers, it could be done. it would seem that the story of how that shot got taken would be a newsworthy event in and of itself.
There is one other thing. The road grid is not perfectly aligned to the compass, it is more aligned to the island which runs mostly NE/SW. So actually the ESB is NE of the WCT. The buildings are aligned to the roads as well. If we think from the camera angle that the camera is due north of the WTC it cannot be from the ESB.
"The Empire State Building is the center of the New York City and tri-state region's broadcasting operations. Its technology supports delivery of broadcasting signals to cable and satellite systems and directly to television and radio receivers reaching over 7.4 million television households, representing over 6.5% of all TV households in the U.S. Over 130 antennas provide a variety of point-to-point radio and data communications services to utility companies, telecommunications providers and public safety agencies. Read more info on our Broadcast page."
So there certainly could be a camera with a live feed. Also, there is a ladder up the outside of the antenna tower for maintenance that (authorized) people climb above 1400 feet. If you had access and were crazy enough to climb up there to get a shot of the Twin Towers, it could be done. it would seem that the story of how that shot got taken would be a newsworthy event in and of itself.
There is one other thing. The road grid is not perfectly aligned to the compass, it is more aligned to the island which runs mostly NE/SW. So actually the ESB is NE of the WCT. The buildings are aligned to the roads as well. If we think from the camera angle that the camera is due north of the WTC it cannot be from the ESB.
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