Tower 131072
Great Bend, Kansas · Barton County
Overview
Structure 131072 about 8.3 km (5.2 mi) from Great Bend, KS is recorded in the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database as a tower measuring 306 m (1,005 ft) tall.
The median tower in Kansas is 87 m tall across 1,107 registrations, so this one sits 251% above the typical height for its type.
The registrant is Nexstar Media INC., a broadcaster. Structures registered to broadcasters usually carry the station's own transmitting antenna rather than leased wireless equipment.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 306 m structure is about 72 km (44.8 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.
Its nearest neighbour is a structure 1.8 km (1.1 mi) to the N, standing 127 m tall.
Its county accounts for 42 of the 2,852 structures registered across Kansas.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 131072 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 306 m (1,005 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 878 m (2,880 ft) |
| Constructed | 1954 |
| Date on record | 1 Jul 1954 |
| Coordinates | 38.43167, -98.77194 |
| County | Barton County |
| Registered owner | Nexstar Media INC. |
| Owner type | Broadcaster |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Kansas | 19th of 2,852 taller than 99.4% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Great Bend | 1st of 23 |
| Height rank in county | 1st of 42 |
| Median tower in Kansas | 87 m (286 ft) +251% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 72 km (45 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 4 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | N | Not specified | 127 m (415 ft) | 607140 |
| 3.0 km (1.8 mi) | NNW | Guyed tower | 117 m (385 ft) | 2726350 |
| 3.7 km (2.3 mi) | S | Lattice tower | 59 m (195 ft) | 2684343 |
| 4.8 km (3.0 mi) | SE | Guyed tower | 93 m (306 ft) | 2613516 |
| 5.1 km (3.2 mi) | SE | Lattice tower | 46 m (150 ft) | 2730266 |
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.