Tower 624624
Lake City, South Carolina · Florence County
Overview
Dating from the 1970s, this tower in Lake City, SC is registered as ASR 624624 and reaches 125 m (411 ft) above ground.
Locally it is the 2nd tallest of 23 registered structures in Lake City, SC.
The registrant is South Carolina Educational Television Commission, a broadcaster. Structures registered to broadcasters usually carry the station's own transmitting antenna rather than leased wireless equipment.
From 125 m up, the horizon sits about 46 km (28.6 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.
Three other registered structures sit within 749 m, the nearest 40 m to the NE.
The registration dates from the 1970s, part of the 3,406 structures on file for South Carolina.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 624624 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 125 m (411 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Constructed | 1974 |
| Date on record | 1 Jan 1974 |
| Coordinates | 33.88667, -79.76806 |
| County | Florence County |
| Registered owner | South Carolina Educational Television Commission |
| Owner type | Broadcaster |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in South Carolina | 273rd of 3,406 taller than 92.0% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Lake City | 2nd of 23 |
| Height rank in county | 13th of 125 |
| Median tower in South Carolina | 85 m (280 ft) +46.8% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 46 km (29 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 13 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 m | NE | Tower | 125 m (411 ft) | 619310 |
| 584 m | N | Tower | 52 m (170 ft) | 2645052 |
| 749 m | N | Lattice tower | 78 m (255 ft) | 2732396 |
| 848 m | N | Not specified | 105 m (343 ft) | 623864 |
| 1.4 km (0.9 mi) | SE | Monopole | 27 m (89 ft) | 2721054 |
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 624624. 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.