Tower array 621833
Santa Barbara, California · Santa Barbara County
Overview
The FCC lists structure 621833 about 8.2 km (5.1 mi) from Santa Barbara, CA as a tower array element. Overall height above ground is 77 m, or 253 ft.
It is taller than 92.7% of the 6,865 registered structures in California, placing it 500th statewide.
Rincon Broadcasting LLC is the registered owner and accounts for 11.5% of the registered structures in Santa Barbara, CA.
Height sets an upper bound on reach: about 36 km (22.5 mi) to the radio horizon for equipment mounted at the top. This is a theoretical maximum over flat ground and says nothing about signal strength.
Three other registered structures sit within 6.3 km (3.9 mi), the nearest 82 m to the WNW.
California has 274 registered structures of this type, and this is one of them.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 621833 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower array |
| Overall height (AGL) | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 800 m (2,623 ft) |
| Constructed | 1989 |
| Date on record | 28 Mar 1989 |
| Coordinates | 34.47056, -119.67611 |
| County | Santa Barbara County |
| Registered owner | Rincon Broadcasting LLC |
| Owner type | Broadcaster |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in California | 500th of 6,865 taller than 92.7% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Santa Barbara | 3rd of 26 |
| Height rank in county | 5th of 103 |
| Median tower array in California | 77 m (251 ft) +0.8% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 36 km (22 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 2 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 m | WNW | Tower array | 77 m (252 ft) | 621835 |
| 82 m | WSW | Tower array | 56 m (184 ft) | 621834 |
| 6.3 km (3.9 mi) | SSE | Building with antenna | 17 m (57 ft) | 2717247 |
| 7.2 km (4.5 mi) | SW | Monopole | 20 m (65 ft) | 2688036 |
| 7.3 km (4.5 mi) | SW | Monopole | 18 m (60 ft) | 2718809 |
About this record
One element of a 3-tower array. Multi-tower arrays are typically AM broadcast antennas, where the towers work together to shape the signal in a particular direction.
Record 621833 is drawn from the FCC ASR weekly file dated 2026-08-23. The database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 ft or near airports — so shorter masts and small cells will not appear.
"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.