Tower 600392
Morgantown, West Virginia · Monongalia County
Overview
Dating from the 1980s, this tower in Morgantown, WV is registered as ASR 600392 and reaches 130 m (427 ft) above ground.
The median tower in West Virginia is 78 m tall across 619 registrations, so this one sits 67.4% above the typical height for its type.
The registrant is West Virginia Radio Corporation, a broadcaster. Structures registered to broadcasters usually carry the station's own transmitting antenna rather than leased wireless equipment.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 130 m structure is about 47 km (29.2 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.
This is a dense cluster: 18 other registered structures fall within 5 km, the closest just 130 m to the ESE.
It is one of 48 structures on the FCC register in Morgantown, WV, and dates from the 1980s.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 600392 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 130 m (427 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 543 m (1,782 ft) |
| Constructed | 1981 |
| Date on record | 1 Jan 1981 |
| Coordinates | 39.60806, -79.98500 |
| County | Monongalia County |
| Registered owner | West Virginia Radio Corporation |
| Owner type | Broadcaster |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in West Virginia | 34th of 1,496 taller than 97.8% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Morgantown | 2nd of 48 |
| Height rank in county | 1st of 70 |
| Median tower in West Virginia | 78 m (255 ft) +67.4% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 47 km (29 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 18 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 m | ESE | Guyed tower | 96 m (315 ft) | 599396 |
| 248 m | W | Tower | 73 m (240 ft) | 2643551 |
| 350 m | N | Guyed tower | 125 m (410 ft) | 599469 |
| 2.0 km (1.2 mi) | NNW | Tower | 60 m (197 ft) | 625068 |
| 2.3 km (1.4 mi) | NE | Pole | 24 m (80 ft) | 625072 |
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.