Tower 598688
Clarksburg, West Virginia · Harrison County
Overview
Dating from the 1950s, this tower in Clarksburg, WV is registered as ASR 598688 and reaches 181 m (593 ft) above ground.
Compared with other tower registrations in West Virginia, it is 133% taller than the median of 78 m.
Nexstar Media INC. is the registered owner. It is a small holder by ASR standards, with 5 registered structures in West Virginia.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 181 m structure is about 55 km (34.4 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.
The closest other registered structure is 286 m to the NE. In total there are 28 other registered structures within 5 km.
The registration dates from the 1950s, part of the 1,496 structures on file for West Virginia.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 598688 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 181 m (593 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 623 m (2,045 ft) |
| Constructed | 1957 |
| Date on record | 1 Jan 1957 |
| Coordinates | 39.28500, -80.32944 |
| County | Harrison County |
| Registered owner | Nexstar Media INC. |
| Owner type | Broadcaster |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in West Virginia | 9th of 1,496 taller than 99.5% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Clarksburg | 2nd of 27 |
| Height rank in county | 2nd of 79 |
| Median tower in West Virginia | 78 m (255 ft) +133% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 55 km (34 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 28 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 286 m | NE | Tower | 146 m (480 ft) | 2641812 |
| 943 m | WNW | Lattice tower | 78 m (256 ft) | 2628465 |
| 1.3 km (0.8 mi) | ENE | Guyed tower | 142 m (465 ft) | 600398 |
| 1.7 km (1.1 mi) | SE | Lattice tower | 64 m (210 ft) | 2720575 |
| 1.7 km (1.1 mi) | SE | Monopole | 61 m (199 ft) | 2687804 |
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.