The building is administered by the public company Levira (formerly Estonian Broadcasting Transmission Center Ltd) and is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.

The observation deck on the 21st floor, originally designed to have a rotating section, is located 170 m above ground and has a diameter of 38 m. The tower was closed to the public on 26 November 2007.

Before it was closed, tickets were priced at 60 Estonian kroon and, aside from an infrequently used concrete and metal staircase, the observation deck was accessed by two elevators.

The Vilnius TV tower has a similar architectural design but features a rotating observation deck 165 m above ground.

The Tallinn TV tower was reopened on 5 April 2012 with completely new interior design made by KOKO Arhitektid.

Local guide books advertise the observation deck's views of Tallinn and extending to the Gulf of Finland.

A widely known account tells of a handful of radio operators who in 1991 risked their lives to protect the free media of the reborn Republic of Estonia from Soviet troops.

The internal space of such a TV tower made from reinforced concrete is sufficient for installation of all the necessary equipment and addition of a viewing platform with a restaurant, accessed via a high-speed lift.

The height of the tower is such that it is capable of transmitting excellent radio and television signals to distances of up to 90 kilometres in ideal weather conditions.

The chosen spot was 8 kilometres from the city centre, in a rest and recreation zone not far from the botanical garden and a motor sports club.

The tower, clearly visible from the city and from the sea, dominates the surrounding landscape and affects the local architecture.

The centre of gravity of the structure is in the base of the tower, which is why it could not fall over even if the foundation slab were on the surface of the ground.

The upper metal framework, weighing over 120 tons, was assembled on the ground around the base of the tower and then raised to 170 metres.

From start to finish all building work was supervised by foreman Aleksander Ehala and team master Väino Saar.

The TV tower is regularly checked for geodetic compliance: foundation settling, vertical deviation, condition of reinforced concrete and metal components, and other parameters.

The allowed sway of the top of the TV tower due to wind is 1.5 metres; of the viewing platform, 90 cm.

The steel part, from 190 m to 260 m, has a lift for two persons and hatches for access to the external platforms for the purpose of inspection and repairs of the antenna equipment.

Saar managed to outrace the conflagration and cut the cables on the 23rd storey, thus preventing the fire from reaching the metal part of the tower.

The corresponding antenna, a 12-metre pipe, had been purchased in the United States, and Makarov arranged to install it with the aid of a helicopter commissioned from St. Petersburg.