Tower 116477
Decatur, Illinois · Macon County
Overview
Registered with the FCC as structure 116477, this tower in Decatur, IL was built in 1994 and rises 142 m (466 ft) from the ground.
Within its county it ranks 9th out of 72 registered structures by overall height.
The structure is registered to Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC, which holds 5 registrations across Illinois.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 142 m structure is about 49 km (30.5 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.
This is a dense cluster: 23 other registered structures fall within 5 km, the closest just 785 m to the S.
It is one of 43 structures on the FCC register in Decatur, IL, and dates from the 1990s.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 116477 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 350 m (1,148 ft) |
| Constructed | 1994 |
| Date on record | 25 Feb 1994 |
| Coordinates | 39.87806, -88.94222 |
| County | Macon County |
| Registered owner | Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC |
| Owner type | Other |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Illinois | 166th of 5,157 taller than 96.8% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Decatur | 3rd of 43 |
| Height rank in county | 9th of 72 |
| Median tower in Illinois | 76 m (248 ft) +87.8% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 49 km (31 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 23 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 785 m | S | Tower | 79 m (260 ft) | 622466 |
| 797 m | SSE | Lattice tower | 79 m (260 ft) | 2686554 |
| 809 m | SSE | Guyed tower | 107 m (350 ft) | 2724187 |
| 943 m | S | Lattice tower | 91 m (297 ft) | 2722741 |
| 1.0 km (0.6 mi) | SW | Tower | 91 m (298 ft) | 112400 |
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 116477. 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.