Alor Setar Tower


Alor Setar Tower, also known as Kedah Tower, is a 6-storey, telecommunication tower in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. It is the third tallest tower in Malaysia, the tallest structure in the state and the tallest structure in the city.
Apart from serving the role of a telecommunication tower, it also caters as a tourist destination for the town. The tower also houses some restaurants and a souvenir shop. The tower is an observatory tower to look for the crescent moon to mark the beginning of Muslim months such as Ramadhan, Shawwal, and Zulhijjah, to celebrate Ramadhan, Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Hari Raya Aidiladha, respectively.
The observation deck is at a height of from the base of the structure.
Also, the open deck or skydeck is at a height of and the antenna tower is with the height of.

History

Before Alor Setar Tower was built, the tallest structure in Kedah was Holiday Villa Alor Setar, which is. Located at the Alor Setar City Centre, it was built in 1994. It is also the second structure in Northern Region of Peninsular Malaysia to surpass after Penang's Komtar. Alor Setar Tower was started in 1994, topped-out in 1995, it surpassed the previous Holiday Villa Alor Setar, became the third to surpass. The tower was completed in 1996. It opened on 14 August 1997 by Mahathir Mohamad, who was the prime minister at the time.
Following the completion of the Alor Setar Tower, many high-rise and low-rise buildings started taking shape, including Amansuri Residences, Aman Central, SADA Tower, G Residence Alor Setar, VIVRE Residence, AS100, and AMEX Alor Mengkudu.

Channels listed by frequency

Radio

  • Fly FM 99.1 MHz
  • Kool 101 107.3 MHz

    Description

With a total height of, it is the third tallest telecommunication tower in Malaysia, and it was surpassed by Kuantan 188 as the second tallest tower in 2020.
The design of Alor Setar Tower is inspired from the Kedah’s state nickname ‘Jelapang Padi' which refers to the geographical landscape of the state that is dominated by rows of paddy field with the structure of the tower represents 'Serumpun Padi' or the tied rice clusters, while the large pillar supporting the tower structure implies the 'Tiang Seri', symbolizes the strength of the people of Kedah Darul Aman.