Tower 598436
Liberal, Kansas · Seward County
Overview
This tower about 10 km (6.5 mi) from Liberal, KS carries FCC registration 598436. Its overall height is 168 m (550 ft) above ground, putting the top at 1017 m above sea level.
Within its county it ranks 1st out of 31 registered structures by overall height.
Kansas Broadcast Company, LLC is the registered owner and accounts for 4.2% of the registered structures in Liberal, KS.
Height sets an upper bound on reach: about 53 km (33.1 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.
Registration density around this point is 2 other structures within a 5 km radius.
Built roughly 44 years ago, it is one of 24 registered structures serving the Liberal area.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 598436 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 168 m (550 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 1017 m (3,336 ft) |
| Constructed | 1982 |
| Date on record | 1 Jan 1982 |
| Coordinates | 37.05556, -100.81167 |
| County | Seward County |
| Registered owner | Kansas Broadcast Company, LLC |
| Owner type | Broadcaster |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Kansas | 57th of 2,852 taller than 98.0% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Liberal | 1st of 24 |
| Height rank in county | 1st of 31 |
| Median tower in Kansas | 87 m (286 ft) +92.2% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 53 km (33 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 2 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 km (2.3 mi) | NW | Guyed tower | 130 m (425 ft) | 98161 |
| 4.0 km (2.5 mi) | W | Not specified | 152 m (497 ft) | 1097726 |
| 6.2 km (3.8 mi) | WNW | Guyed tower | 109 m (357 ft) | 2710968 |
| 7.0 km (4.3 mi) | W | Lattice tower | 61 m (200 ft) | 2680763 |
| 8.0 km (5.0 mi) | W | Tower | 106 m (346 ft) | 2638593 |
About this record
A freestanding tower whose specific construction is not further specified in the registration.
This page summarises FCC ASR record 598436, from the weekly file dated 2026-08-23. Rankings and comparisons on this page are calculated by Pylon Plans from the full national dataset, not supplied by the FCC.
"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.