The expected uptick in demand for tower modification and construction in the wake of DTV broadcast requirements has flattened out a bit, thanks to the FCC's granting extensions to TV stations across the country. Nonetheless, tower companies are still hustling. John McKay, manager, U.S. broadcast sales, for Radian, says there is a crunch when it comes to tower crews. Radian has eight tall-tower crews, and McKay says other tower companies have a similar number of crews and are also running flat out. So the spreading out of demand for tower crews over the next couple of years may be a positive.
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