Tower array 602139
La Crosse, Wisconsin · La Crosse County
Overview
This tower array element about 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from La Crosse, WI carries FCC registration 602139. Its overall height is 96 m (315 ft) above ground, putting the top at 288 m above sea level.
Within its county it ranks 3rd out of 73 registered structures by overall height.
Family Radio, INC. is the registered owner and accounts for 25.9% of the registered structures in La Crosse, WI.
Height sets an upper bound on reach: about 40 km (25.1 mi) to the radio horizon for equipment mounted at the top. This is a theoretical maximum over flat ground and says nothing about signal strength.
Three other registered structures sit within 305 m, the nearest 128 m to the ESE.
It is one of 27 structures on the FCC register in La Crosse, WI, and dates from the 1980s.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 602139 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower array |
| Overall height (AGL) | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Constructed | 1987 |
| Date on record | 1 Jun 1987 |
| Coordinates | 43.74111, -91.20806 |
| County | La Crosse County |
| Registered owner | Family Radio, INC. |
| Owner type | Broadcaster |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Wisconsin | 723rd of 3,940 taller than 81.7% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in La Crosse | 1st of 27 |
| Height rank in county | 3rd of 73 |
| Median tower array in Wisconsin | 81 m (267 ft) +18.2% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 40 km (25 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 8 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 m | ESE | Tower array | 96 m (315 ft) | 602138 |
| 255 m | ESE | Tower array | 95 m (312 ft) | 602135 |
| 305 m | SE | Tower array | 95 m (310 ft) | 602137 |
| 383 m | ESE | Tower array | 96 m (313 ft) | 602136 |
| 1.6 km (1.0 mi) | E | Lattice tower | 78 m (255 ft) | 2708004 |
About this record
One element of a 5-tower array. Multi-tower arrays are typically AM broadcast antennas, where the towers work together to shape the signal in a particular direction.
This page summarises FCC ASR record 602139, from the weekly file dated 2026-08-23. Rankings and comparisons on this page are calculated by Pylon Plans from the full national dataset, not supplied by the FCC.
"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.