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Guyed tower 2603706

Battle Creek, Michigan · Calhoun County

Overall height
96 m (315 ft)
Rank in MI
940th
of 4,519
Constructed
1999
27 years ago
Radio horizon
40 km (25 mi)
estimate

Overview

Registered with the FCC as structure 2603706, this guyed tower in Battle Creek, MI was built in 1999 and rises 96 m (315 ft) from the ground.

The median guyed tower in Michigan is 103 m tall across 693 registrations, so this one sits 7.1% below the typical height for its type.

The structure is registered to Vb-s1 Assets, LLC, which holds 61 registrations across Michigan.

Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 96 m structure is about 40 km (25.1 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.

Registration density around this point is 21 other structures within a 5 km radius.

The registration dates from the 1990s, part of the 4,519 structures on file for Michigan.

Location

Coordinates
42.28797, -85.16508

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 2603706
Structure type Guyed tower
Overall height (AGL) 96 m (315 ft)
Height above sea level 367 m (1,205 ft)
Constructed 1999
Date on record 7 Jul 1999
Coordinates 42.28797, -85.16508
County Calhoun County
Registered owner Vb-s1 Assets, LLC
Owner type Tower company

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Michigan 940th of 4,519 taller than 79.2%
Height rank in Battle Creek 3rd of 47
Height rank in county 14th of 86
Median guyed tower in Michigan 103 m (339 ft) −7.1% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 40 km (25 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 21

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.3 mi 0.6 mi 1.0 mi Lattice tower — 967 m E Monopole — 1.0 km (0.6 mi) NNW Tower — 1.2 km (0.7 mi) E Tower array — 1.5 km (0.9 mi) WNW Tower array — 1.5 km (1.0 mi) WNW
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
967 m E Lattice tower 60 m (198 ft) 2668121
1.0 km (0.6 mi) NNW Monopole 48 m (158 ft) 2649189
1.2 km (0.7 mi) E Tower 92 m (302 ft) 106880
1.5 km (0.9 mi) WNW Tower array 79 m (259 ft) 119040
1.5 km (1.0 mi) WNW Tower array 78 m (256 ft) 119043

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.

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.