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Building with tower 103028

Chicago, Illinois · Cook County

Overall height
527 m (1,730 ft)
Rank in IL
1st
of 5,157
Constructed
2002
24 years ago
Radio horizon
95 km (59 mi)
estimate

Overview

Registered with the FCC as structure 103028, this building with tower in Chicago, IL was built in 2002 and rises 527 m (1,730 ft) from the ground.

Among the 5,157 registered structures in Illinois, it ranks 1st by height, taller than 100% of them.

Registration is held by Bre 312 Broadcast, LLC, which owns 2 of the structures registered in Chicago, IL.

From 527 m up, the horizon sits about 95 km (58.8 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 building with mast 51 m to the E, standing 525 m tall.

It is one of 207 structures on the FCC register in Chicago, IL, and dates from the 2000s.

Location

Coordinates
41.87892, -87.63617

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 103028
Structure type Building with tower
Overall height (AGL) 527 m (1,730 ft)
Height above sea level 709 m (2,325 ft)
Constructed 2002
Date on record 1 Jan 2002
Coordinates 41.87892, -87.63617
County Cook County
Registered owner Bre 312 Broadcast, LLC
Owner type Broadcaster

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Illinois 1st of 5,157 taller than 100%
Height rank in Chicago 1st of 207
Height rank in county 1st of 639
Median building with tower in Illinois 76 m (250 ft) +592% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 95 km (59 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 30

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.2 mi 0.4 mi 0.6 mi Building with mast — 51 m E Building — 398 m NNE Building with mast — 413 m NNW Building — 477 m SSE Tower — 931 m S
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
51 m E Building with mast 525 m (1,722 ft) 103029
398 m NNE Building 34 m (110 ft) 603724
413 m NNW Building with mast 191 m (628 ft) 620721
477 m SSE Building 44 m (145 ft) 2606131
931 m S Tower 27 m (89 ft) 113751

About this record

These figures come from the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under registration 103028. 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.