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Guyed tower 1097450

Bay City, Texas · Matagorda County

Overall height
152 m (499 ft)
Rank in TX
510th
of 14,588
Constructed
1997
29 years ago
Radio horizon
51 km (32 mi)
estimate

Overview

Structure 1097450 in Bay City, TX is recorded in the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database as a guyed tower measuring 152 m (499 ft) tall.

It is taller than 96.5% of the 14,588 registered structures in Texas, placing it 510th statewide.

City of Bay City, Texas is the registered owner, and this is the only structure it has registered anywhere in Texas.

From 152 m up, the horizon sits about 51 km (31.6 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.

The closest other registered structure is 1.1 km (0.7 mi) to the SE. In total there are 12 other registered structures within 5 km.

The registration dates from the 1990s, part of the 14,588 structures on file for Texas.

Location

Coordinates
28.95792, -95.95778

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 1097450
Structure type Guyed tower
Overall height (AGL) 152 m (499 ft)
Height above sea level 166 m (545 ft)
Constructed 1997
Date on record 4 Dec 1997
Coordinates 28.95792, -95.95778
County Matagorda County
Registered owner City of Bay City, Texas
Owner type Government

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Texas 510th of 14,588 taller than 96.5%
Height rank in Bay City 2nd of 26
Height rank in county 3rd of 60
Median guyed tower in Texas 102 m (335 ft) +49.0% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 51 km (32 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 12

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.6 mi 1.2 mi 1.7 mi Monopole — 1.1 km (0.7 mi) SE Monopole — 2.3 km (1.4 mi) NNW Lattice tower — 2.6 km (1.6 mi) NNE Tower — 2.7 km (1.7 mi) S Tower — 2.8 km (1.7 mi) NNW
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
1.1 km (0.7 mi) SE Monopole 66 m (215 ft) 2659954
2.3 km (1.4 mi) NNW Monopole 56 m (185 ft) 2717318
2.6 km (1.6 mi) NNE Lattice tower 61 m (199 ft) 2726581
2.7 km (1.7 mi) S Tower 58 m (190 ft) 2643028
2.8 km (1.7 mi) NNW Tower 67 m (220 ft) 2639171

About this record

A slender mast held upright by tensioned cables anchored around it. The cheapest way to go very tall, which is why most structures above 300 m are guyed.

These figures come from the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under registration 1097450. 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.