Tower array 117160
Santa Barbara, California · Santa Barbara County
Overview
Registered with the FCC as structure 117160, this tower array element about 9.8 km (6.1 mi) from Santa Barbara, CA was built in 1937 and rises 81 m (266 ft) from the ground.
Compared with other tower array element registrations in California, it is 5.9% taller than the median of 77 m.
The registrant is Lazer Broadcasting Corporation, a broadcaster. Structures registered to broadcasters usually carry the station's own transmitting antenna rather than leased wireless equipment.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 81 m structure is about 37 km (23.1 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.
Registration density around this point is 21 other structures within a 5 km radius.
The site lies 9.8 km (6.1 mi) outside Santa Barbara, which is characteristic of structures placed for terrain and line of sight rather than proximity to population.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 117160 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower array |
| Overall height (AGL) | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 102 m (336 ft) |
| Constructed | 1937 |
| Date on record | 1 Jan 1937 |
| Coordinates | 34.41861, -119.81861 |
| County | Santa Barbara County |
| Registered owner | Lazer Broadcasting Corporation |
| Owner type | Broadcaster |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in California | 428th of 6,865 taller than 93.8% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Santa Barbara | 1st of 26 |
| Height rank in county | 2nd of 103 |
| Median tower array in California | 77 m (251 ft) +5.9% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 37 km (23 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 21 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 m | SSW | Tower array | 81 m (266 ft) | 117159 |
| 695 m | ENE | Pole | 15 m (50 ft) | 2654096 |
| 1.0 km (0.7 mi) | ENE | Tower | 13 m (44 ft) | 2672540 |
| 2.3 km (1.4 mi) | N | Mast | 18 m (60 ft) | 2680739 |
| 2.8 km (1.8 mi) | ENE | Monopole | 11 m (36 ft) | 2712425 |
About this record
One element of a 2-tower array. Multi-tower arrays are typically AM broadcast antennas, where the towers work together to shape the signal in a particular direction.
Details on this page come from the FCC's public ASR file. The register records the physical structure and its owner; it does not list the antennas mounted on it or the networks they serve.
"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.