Guyed tower 600080
Winchester, Kentucky · Fayette County
Overview
Dating from the 1990s, this guyed tower about 13 km (8.1 mi) from Winchester, KY is registered as ASR 600080 and reaches 152 m (499 ft) above ground.
Among the 2,880 registered structures in Kentucky, it ranks 74th by height, taller than 97.5% of them.
The structure is registered to Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC, which holds 8 registrations across Kentucky.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 152 m structure is about 51 km (31.6 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.
The closest other registered structure is 4 km (2.5 mi) to the WSW. In total there are 1 other registered structure within 5 km.
Its county accounts for 57 of the 2,880 structures registered across Kentucky.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 600080 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Guyed tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 437 m (1,434 ft) |
| Constructed | 1996 |
| Date on record | 20 Aug 1996 |
| Coordinates | 38.06942, -84.31242 |
| County | Fayette County |
| Registered owner | Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC |
| Owner type | Tower company |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Kentucky | 74th of 2,880 taller than 97.5% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Winchester | 1st of 23 |
| Height rank in county | 8th of 57 |
| Median guyed tower in Kentucky | 92 m (303 ft) +64.5% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 51 km (32 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 1 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 km (2.5 mi) | WSW | Tower | 81 m (265 ft) | 2601087 |
| 6.5 km (4.0 mi) | SE | Tower | 91 m (298 ft) | 601641 |
| 7.2 km (4.5 mi) | NNW | Tower | 167 m (548 ft) | 621457 |
| 7.2 km (4.5 mi) | SE | Tower | 72 m (235 ft) | 607312 |
| 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | N | Mast | 83 m (271 ft) | 606405 |
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 600080. 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.