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Tower 118615

Sacramento, California · Sacramento County

Overall height
170 m (558 ft)
Rank in CA
22nd
of 6,865
Constructed
1971
55 years ago
Radio horizon
54 km (33 mi)
estimate

Overview

Structure 118615 in Sacramento, CA is recorded in the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database as a tower measuring 170 m (558 ft) tall.

Among the 6,865 registered structures in California, it ranks 22nd by height, taller than 99.7% of them.

The structure is registered to Hearst Stations INC., which holds 3 registrations across California.

Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 170 m structure is about 54 km (33.4 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.

Three other registered structures sit within 1.1 km (0.7 mi), the nearest 805 m to the SW.

It is one of 125 structures on the FCC register in Sacramento, CA, and dates from the 1970s.

Location

Coordinates
38.58778, -121.49056

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 118615
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 170 m (558 ft)
Height above sea level 176 m (578 ft)
Constructed 1971
Date on record 1 Jan 1971
Coordinates 38.58778, -121.49056
County Sacramento County
Registered owner Hearst Stations INC.
Owner type Other

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in California 22nd of 6,865 taller than 99.7%
Height rank in Sacramento 1st of 125
Height rank in county 4th of 235
Median tower in California 27 m (87 ft) +542% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 54 km (33 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 22

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.3 mi 0.6 mi 0.9 mi Building — 805 m SW Tower — 980 m SSE Building with tower — 1.1 km (0.7 mi) SSE Tower — 1.3 km (0.8 mi) NW Building with antenna — 1.5 km (0.9 mi) S
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
805 m SW Building 81 m (265 ft) 2626783
980 m SSE Tower 85 m (279 ft) 2675116
1.1 km (0.7 mi) SSE Building with tower 74 m (243 ft) 117874
1.3 km (0.8 mi) NW Tower 79 m (260 ft) 117362
1.5 km (0.9 mi) S Building with antenna 71 m (233 ft) 624596

About this record

A freestanding tower whose specific construction is not further specified in the registration.

These figures come from the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under registration 118615. Heights and coordinates are as submitted by the registrant, not independently surveyed.

"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.