Guyed tower 120768
San Luis Obispo, California · San Luis Obispo County
Overview
Registered with the FCC as structure 120768, this guyed tower about 11 km (6.5 mi) from San Luis Obispo, CA was built in 2020 and rises 141 m (463 ft) from the ground.
Compared with other guyed tower registrations in California, it is 81.2% taller than the median of 78 m.
Registration is held by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC. Unlike the tower companies that dominate the 35 registrations in San Luis Obispo, CA, this owner appears only once in California.
From 141 m up, the horizon sits about 49 km (30.4 mi) away. Coverage in the real world falls off well before that limit because of terrain, buildings and the physics of the band in use.
Its nearest neighbour is a tower 66 m to the W, standing 39 m tall.
Its county accounts for 72 of the 6,865 structures registered across California.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 120768 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Guyed tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 141 m (463 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 886 m (2,908 ft) |
| Constructed | 2020 |
| Date on record | 2 Jan 2020 |
| Coordinates | 35.36033, -120.65586 |
| County | San Luis Obispo County |
| Registered owner | Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC |
| Owner type | Broadcaster |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in California | 66th of 6,865 taller than 99.1% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in San Luis Obispo | 1st of 35 |
| Height rank in county | 1st of 72 |
| Median guyed tower in California | 78 m (255 ft) +81.2% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 49 km (30 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 4 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 m | W | Tower | 39 m (128 ft) | 113933 |
| 75 m | WNW | Lattice tower | 33 m (107 ft) | 98491 |
| 101 m | WNW | Pole | 16 m (52 ft) | 118017 |
| 119 m | NW | Lattice tower | 61 m (199 ft) | 2723838 |
| 5.4 km (3.4 mi) | SW | Tower | 26 m (85 ft) | 117470 |
About this record
A slender mast held upright by tensioned cables anchored around it. The cheapest way to go very tall, which is why most structures above 300 m are guyed.
These figures come from the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under registration 120768. 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.