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Tower 113612

Quincy, Illinois · Adams County

Overall height
245 m (804 ft)
Rank in IL
26th
of 5,157
Constructed
1952
74 years ago
Radio horizon
65 km (40 mi)
estimate

Overview

Dating from the 1950s, this tower in Quincy, IL is registered as ASR 113612 and reaches 245 m (804 ft) above ground.

Compared with other tower registrations in Illinois, it is 224% taller than the median of 76 m.

FCC records list Rincon Broadcasting Quincy Operations LLC as the registered owner of this structure.

From 245 m up, the horizon sits about 65 km (40.1 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.

Registration density around this point is 10 other structures within a 5 km radius.

Built roughly 74 years ago, it is one of 26 registered structures serving the Quincy area.

Location

Coordinates
39.97278, -91.33194

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 113612
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 245 m (804 ft)
Height above sea level 471 m (1,547 ft)
Constructed 1952
Date on record 1 Jan 1952
Coordinates 39.97278, -91.33194
County Adams County
Registered owner Rincon Broadcasting Quincy Operations LLC
Owner type Broadcaster

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Illinois 26th of 5,157 taller than 99.5%
Height rank in Quincy 2nd of 26
Height rank in county 2nd of 58
Median tower in Illinois 76 m (248 ft) +224% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 65 km (40 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 10

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.7 mi 1.4 mi 2.0 mi Guyed tower — 356 m ESE Guyed tower — 1.6 km (1.0 mi) WSW Tower — 1.6 km (1.0 mi) WSW Guyed tower — 2.0 km (1.3 mi) ENE Monopole — 3.3 km (2.0 mi) SW
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
356 m ESE Guyed tower 273 m (896 ft) 114213
1.6 km (1.0 mi) WSW Guyed tower 110 m (360 ft) 114018
1.6 km (1.0 mi) WSW Tower 48 m (156 ft) 113346
2.0 km (1.3 mi) ENE Guyed tower 152 m (500 ft) 120721
3.3 km (2.0 mi) SW Monopole 48 m (158 ft) 2680233

About this record

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

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.