Guyed tower 119326
Mason City, Iowa · Cerro Gordo County
Overview
Structure 119326 in Mason City, IA is recorded in the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database as a guyed tower measuring 137 m (450 ft) tall.
Locally it is the 2nd tallest of 23 registered structures in Mason City, IA.
Blue Sky Towers IV, LLC holds the registration. Tower companies like this one lease space on their structures to multiple carriers, so the registered owner does not tell you which networks operate here.
Using the standard radio-horizon formula, an antenna at 137 m has a theoretical sightline of 48 km (30 mi). Terrain and obstructions reduce this in practice, often substantially.
Its nearest neighbour is a lattice tower 25 m to the W, standing 111 m tall.
Built roughly 48 years ago, it is one of 23 registered structures serving the Mason City area.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 119326 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Guyed tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 137 m (450 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 497 m (1,630 ft) |
| Constructed | 1978 |
| Date on record | 1 May 1978 |
| Coordinates | 43.12147, -93.19289 |
| County | Cerro Gordo County |
| Registered owner | Blue Sky Towers IV, LLC |
| Owner type | Tower company |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Iowa | 123rd of 3,270 taller than 96.3% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Mason City | 2nd of 23 |
| Height rank in county | 2nd of 45 |
| Median guyed tower in Iowa | 94 m (309 ft) +45.6% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 48 km (30 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 11 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m | W | Lattice tower | 111 m (364 ft) | 119327 |
| 177 m | W | Guyed tower | 95 m (312 ft) | 120238 |
| 1.5 km (1.0 mi) | SW | Lattice tower | 107 m (350 ft) | 2703391 |
| 1.9 km (1.2 mi) | NW | Tower | 93 m (305 ft) | 118242 |
| 2.3 km (1.4 mi) | N | Tower | 36 m (118 ft) | 2669411 |
About this record
A slender mast held upright by tensioned cables anchored around it. The cheapest way to go very tall, which is why most structures above 300 m are guyed.
These figures come from the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under registration 119326. 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.