Hughes Memorial Tower
| Hughes Memorial Tower | |
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Hughes Memorial Tower (left)
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 Location within Washington, D.C.
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| General information | |
| Type | Radio tower |
| Address | 6001 Georgia Avenue |
| Town or city | Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°57′44″N 77°1′35″W / 38.96222°N 77.02639°W |
| Elevation | 288 feet (88 m) |
| Completed | January 15, 1989 |
| Owner | District of Columbia Office of Property Management |
| Height | 761 feet (232 m) |
The Hughes Memorial Tower is a radio tower located in Washington, D.C. at 6001 Georgia Avenue, near the intersection of 9th Street, NW, and Peabody Street, NW. Built on January 15, 1989, the tower is positioned at 38°57′47″N 77°1′36″W / 38.96306°N 77.02667°WCoordinates: 38°57′47″N 77°1′36″W / 38.96306°N 77.02667°W and at an elevation of 87.7 m (288 ft) above mean sea level. The tower is owned by the District of Columbia Office of Property Management. It is used to propagate the WDCW Channel 50 television signal and for radio communication by the Washington, D.C. police department on the 460 MHz frequency band.
It was named after then-retired Assistant DC Police Chief John S. Hughes, a leader in the department's adoption of communications technology. Standing at 761 ft (232 m) tall, the tower's height surpasses that the Washington Monument by more than 200 ft (61 m) and the WTTG Television Tower by 55 ft (17 m). It is the tallest structure in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. It was designed by Henry “Hank” McGinnis, a Texas engineer who designed other towers in the same style, known as Landmark or Adelphon.
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