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Tower 619329

Spartanburg, South Carolina · Spartanburg County

Overall height
262 m (861 ft)
Rank in SC
30th
of 3,406
Constructed
2005
21 years ago
Radio horizon
67 km (41 mi)
estimate

Overview

Registered with the FCC as structure 619329, this tower about 12 km (7.2 mi) from Spartanburg, SC was built in 2005 and rises 262 m (861 ft) from the ground.

Among the 3,406 registered structures in South Carolina, it ranks 30th by height, taller than 99.1% of them.

South Carolina Educational TV Commission holds the registration. Publicly owned structures of this kind typically support emergency services, public safety radio or municipal networks.

Using the standard radio-horizon formula, an antenna at 262 m has a theoretical sightline of 67 km (41.5 mi). Terrain and obstructions reduce this in practice, often substantially.

Its nearest neighbour is a tower 47 m to the SE, standing 131 m tall.

South Carolina has 1,349 registered structures of this type, and this is one of them.

Location

Coordinates
34.88642, -81.82092

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 619329
Structure type Tower
Overall height (AGL) 262 m (861 ft)
Height above sea level 511 m (1,677 ft)
Constructed 2005
Date on record 9 Mar 2005
Coordinates 34.88642, -81.82092
County Spartanburg County
Registered owner South Carolina Educational TV Commission
Owner type Government

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in South Carolina 30th of 3,406 taller than 99.1%
Height rank in Spartanburg 1st of 61
Height rank in county 1st of 155
Median tower in South Carolina 85 m (280 ft) +208% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 67 km (41 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 5

Nearest registered structures

north is up
1.0 mi 2.0 mi 2.9 mi Tower — 47 m SE Tower — 2.5 km (1.5 mi) N Tower — 3.9 km (2.4 mi) NW Tower — 4.3 km (2.6 mi) SE Lattice tower — 4.7 km (2.9 mi) NNW
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
47 m SE Tower 131 m (431 ft) 619320
2.5 km (1.5 mi) N Tower 87 m (284 ft) 608545
3.9 km (2.4 mi) NW Tower 104 m (341 ft) 2633488
4.3 km (2.6 mi) SE Tower 84 m (274 ft) 2651389
4.7 km (2.9 mi) NNW Lattice tower 81 m (265 ft) 608074

About this record

A freestanding tower whose specific construction is not further specified in the registration.

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.