Tower 619103
Merrydale, Louisiana · East Baton Rouge Parish
Overview
Dating from the 1990s, this tower in Merrydale, LA is registered as ASR 619103 and reaches 146 m (480 ft) above ground.
Within its county it ranks 9th out of 137 registered structures by overall height.
Baton Rouge, City Of holds the registration. Publicly owned structures of this kind typically support emergency services, public safety radio or municipal networks.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 146 m structure is about 50 km (31 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 tower 31 m to the S, standing 146 m tall.
It is one of 30 structures on the FCC register in Merrydale, LA, and dates from the 1990s.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 619103 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 146 m (480 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 162 m (530 ft) |
| Constructed | 1995 |
| Date on record | 2 Jul 1995 |
| Coordinates | 30.45056, -91.10917 |
| County | East Baton Rouge Parish |
| Registered owner | Baton Rouge, City Of |
| Owner type | Government |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Louisiana | 229th of 3,710 taller than 93.9% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Merrydale | 1st of 30 |
| Height rank in county | 9th of 137 |
| Median tower in Louisiana | 88 m (290 ft) +65.5% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 50 km (31 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 25 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 m | S | Tower | 146 m (480 ft) | 605709 |
| 480 m | W | Pole | 39 m (127 ft) | 2682318 |
| 770 m | SSW | Lattice tower | 87 m (284 ft) | 123849 |
| 1.1 km (0.7 mi) | NNW | Lattice tower | 55 m (180 ft) | 124015 |
| 1.4 km (0.9 mi) | N | Tower | 92 m (300 ft) | 97355 |
About this record
A freestanding tower whose specific construction is not further specified in the registration.
These figures come from the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under registration 619103. 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.