Tower array 98505
Cary, North Carolina · Wake County
Overview
A tower array element of 114 m (374 ft), structure 98505 has stood in Cary, NC for about 85 years.
Within its county it ranks 31st out of 229 registered structures by overall height.
First State Communications, INC. - Dba 680 is the registered owner and accounts for 14.3% of the registered structures in Cary, NC.
At 114 m, the radio horizon for an antenna at the top of this structure works out to roughly 44 km (27.3 mi). That is a geometric limit for flat, unobstructed terrain — real coverage depends on transmit power, frequency, terrain and what is in the way.
This is a dense cluster: 20 other registered structures fall within 5 km, the closest just 105 m to the SSE.
Ranked 2nd by height among the 21 registered structures in Cary, NC, it sits within a network of sites that between them cover the surrounding area.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 98505 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower array |
| Overall height (AGL) | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 260 m (852 ft) |
| Constructed | 1941 |
| Date on record | 1 Jan 1941 |
| Coordinates | 35.79417, -78.76167 |
| County | Wake County |
| Registered owner | First State Communications, INC. - Dba 680 |
| Owner type | Other |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in North Carolina | 494th of 4,512 taller than 89.1% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Cary | 2nd of 21 |
| Height rank in county | 31st of 229 |
| Median tower array in North Carolina | 75 m (247 ft) +51.1% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 44 km (27 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 20 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 m | SSE | Tower array | 114 m (374 ft) | 98506 |
| 156 m | SE | Tower array | 152 m (500 ft) | 112719 |
| 786 m | ESE | Monopole | 53 m (173 ft) | 2680256 |
| 1.9 km (1.2 mi) | SSW | Oil or gas rig | 35 m (115 ft) | 2706918 |
| 2.1 km (1.3 mi) | SSE | Monopole | 47 m (155 ft) | 2717815 |
About this record
One element of a 3-tower array. Multi-tower arrays are typically AM broadcast antennas, where the towers work together to shape the signal in a particular direction.
Record 98505 is drawn from the FCC ASR weekly file dated 2026-08-23. The database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 ft or near airports — so shorter masts and small cells will not appear.
"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.