Tower array 98506
Cary, North Carolina · Wake County
Overview
Registered with the FCC as structure 98506, this tower array element in Cary, NC was built in 1941 and rises 114 m (374 ft) from the ground.
The median tower array element in North Carolina is 75 m tall across 94 registrations, so this one sits 51.1% above the typical height for its type.
Registration is held by First State Communications, INC. - Dba 680, which owns 3 of the structures registered in Cary, NC.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 114 m structure is about 44 km (27.3 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 array element 75 m to the E, standing 152 m tall.
It is one of 21 structures on the FCC register in Cary, NC, and dates from the 1940s.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 98506 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower array |
| Overall height (AGL) | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Constructed | 1941 |
| Date on record | 1 Jan 1941 |
| Coordinates | 35.79333, -78.76111 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 m | E | Tower array | 152 m (500 ft) | 112719 |
| 105 m | NNW | Tower array | 114 m (374 ft) | 98505 |
| 708 m | ESE | Monopole | 53 m (173 ft) | 2680256 |
| 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | SSW | Oil or gas rig | 35 m (115 ft) | 2706918 |
| 2.0 km (1.2 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.
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.