On July 4, 2003, KETV's transmitter tower (at the North 72nd Street tower farm) collapsed during the addition of a digital television antenna. Because the collapse occurred late at night, there were no injuries; however, KETV was knocked off the air as a result. The station was forced to broadcast from its shorter auxiliary tower for over a year. A new transmitter was erected almost east of where the former transmitter stood on the tower farm and was completed in late 2004.