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Tower 98873

Marion, Illinois · Williamson County

Overall height
150 m (492 ft)
Rank in IL
144th
of 5,157
Constructed
1985
41 years ago
Radio horizon
51 km (31 mi)
estimate

Overview

The FCC lists structure 98873 in Marion, IL as a tower. Overall height above ground is 150 m, or 492 ft.

Within its county it ranks 4th out of 70 registered structures by overall height.

Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC is the registered owner. It is a small holder by ASR standards, with 5 registered structures in Illinois.

Height sets an upper bound on reach: about 51 km (31.4 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.

The closest other registered structure is 396 m to the NE. In total there are 14 other registered structures within 5 km.

Its county accounts for 70 of the 5,157 structures registered across Illinois.

Location

Coordinates
37.75417, -88.93472

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 98873
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 150 m (492 ft)
Height above sea level 296 m (971 ft)
Constructed 1985
Date on record 1 Jan 1985
Coordinates 37.75417, -88.93472
County Williamson County
Registered owner Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC
Owner type Broadcaster

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Illinois 144th of 5,157 taller than 97.2%
Height rank in Marion 1st of 27
Height rank in county 4th of 70
Median tower in Illinois 76 m (248 ft) +98.4% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 51 km (31 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 14

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.6 mi 1.2 mi 1.8 mi Tower — 396 m NE Guyed tower — 1.2 km (0.8 mi) N Lattice tower — 2.2 km (1.4 mi) NW Tower — 2.8 km (1.7 mi) SSW Tower — 2.9 km (1.8 mi) W
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
396 m NE Tower 61 m (200 ft) 2627600
1.2 km (0.8 mi) N Guyed tower 61 m (199 ft) 2708325
2.2 km (1.4 mi) NW Lattice tower 60 m (195 ft) 2684969
2.8 km (1.7 mi) SSW Tower 57 m (187 ft) 113991
2.9 km (1.8 mi) W Tower 43 m (140 ft) 2637828

About this record

A freestanding tower whose specific construction is not further specified in the registration.

Source data is the FCC ASR record for structure 98873, which gives a construction date of 1985. Registrations are updated when a structure changes, so figures reflect the most recent filing rather than continuous monitoring.

"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.