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Guyed tower 615166

Vidor, Texas · Orange County

Overall height
348 m (1,143 ft)
Rank in TX
70th
of 14,588
Constructed
1969
57 years ago
Radio horizon
77 km (48 mi)
estimate

Overview

The FCC lists structure 615166 in Vidor, TX as a guyed tower. Overall height above ground is 348 m, or 1,143 ft.

Of the 24 structures registered in Vidor, TX, this is the 1st tallest.

San Antonio Television, LLC is the registered owner and accounts for 4.2% of the registered structures in Vidor, TX.

At 348 m, the radio horizon for an antenna at the top of this structure works out to roughly 77 km (47.8 mi). That is a geometric limit for flat, unobstructed terrain — real coverage depends on transmit power, frequency, terrain and what is in the way.

The closest other registered structure is 14 m to the SE. In total there are 10 other registered structures within 5 km.

Texas has 2,467 registered structures of this type, and this is one of them.

Location

Coordinates
30.15583, -93.98639

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 615166
Structure type Guyed tower
Overall height (AGL) 348 m (1,143 ft)
Height above sea level 355 m (1,163 ft)
Constructed 1969
Date on record 1 Jan 1969
Coordinates 30.15583, -93.98639
County Orange County
Registered owner San Antonio Television, LLC
Owner type Broadcaster

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Texas 70th of 14,588 taller than 99.5%
Height rank in Vidor 1st of 24
Height rank in county 1st of 79
Median guyed tower in Texas 102 m (335 ft) +241% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 77 km (48 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 10

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.5 mi 1.0 mi 1.5 mi Guyed tower — 14 m SE Tower — 1.1 km (0.7 mi) SE Tower — 1.8 km (1.1 mi) S Tower — 1.9 km (1.2 mi) SSE Tower — 2.4 km (1.5 mi) SSW
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
14 m SE Guyed tower 261 m (855 ft) 2666612
1.1 km (0.7 mi) SE Tower 82 m (270 ft) 2608125
1.8 km (1.1 mi) S Tower 70 m (229 ft) 616207
1.9 km (1.2 mi) SSE Tower 314 m (1,031 ft) 604063
2.4 km (1.5 mi) SSW Tower 94 m (308 ft) 103983

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.

Record 615166 is drawn from the FCC ASR weekly file dated 2026-08-23. The database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 ft or near airports — so shorter masts and small cells will not appear.

"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.