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Tower 103343

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia County

Overall height
389 m (1,276 ft)
Rank in PA
1st
of 4,024
Constructed
1998
28 years ago
Radio horizon
81 km (51 mi)
estimate

Overview

Dating from the 1990s, this tower about 10 km (6.2 mi) from Philadelphia, PA is registered as ASR 103343 and reaches 389 m (1,276 ft) above ground.

Within its county it ranks 1st out of 107 registered structures by overall height.

Registration is held by Abc, INC. Dba = Wpvi-tv, which owns 2 of the structures registered in Philadelphia, PA.

From 389 m up, the horizon sits about 81 km (50.5 mi) away. Coverage in the real world falls off well before that limit because of terrain, buildings and the physics of the band in use.

The closest other registered structure is 126 m to the N. In total there are 12 other registered structures within 5 km.

Its county accounts for 107 of the 4,024 structures registered across Pennsylvania.

Location

Coordinates
40.04250, -75.24222

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 103343
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 389 m (1,276 ft)
Height above sea level 463 m (1,519 ft)
Constructed 1998
Date on record 23 Oct 1998
Coordinates 40.04250, -75.24222
County Philadelphia County
Registered owner Abc, INC. Dba = Wpvi-tv
Owner type Other

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Pennsylvania 1st of 4,024 taller than 100%
Height rank in Philadelphia 1st of 101
Height rank in county 1st of 107
Median tower in Pennsylvania 72 m (237 ft) +438% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 81 km (51 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 12

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.1 mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi Tower — 126 m N Guyed tower — 247 m ESE Tower — 248 m NE Tower — 353 m NNE Tower — 395 m ESE
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
126 m N Tower 199 m (653 ft) 127368
247 m ESE Guyed tower 333 m (1,092 ft) 102036
248 m NE Tower 340 m (1,116 ft) 124644
353 m NNE Tower 51 m (168 ft) 101907
395 m ESE Tower 343 m (1,125 ft) 602160

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 103343. 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.