> > Okay, I'll admit it. I find my self fascinated with radio
> > (tv) towers. I have some questions though. I live in Texas
>
> > City, and out that way by Moses Lake, there are 2 or 3
> > towers, which look to me to be very tall. However I don't
> > know how to judge them. Are the red and white sections a
> > generic length? (FCC specs maybe?). I also know of a tall
> > one out on 2004 in the Hitchcock area, looks pretty tall
> > also. (I always want to be that guy that changes the bulbs
> > at the top) Anyway, call me a freak, I just like the dang
> > things, heh. Are there websites that give stats and info on
> > towers in the area (nationwide?) and maybe some videos or
> > images of ones being built. (I have seen the one that fell
> > in houston). Thanks for any info!
> >
> > radioloon
> >
>
> I too am fascinated with them. I think that its pretty cool
> that they are that friggin tall. Wikepedia has a pretty
> good list of masts. Here's the link.
>
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_masts
>
The FCC site
www.fcc.gov will tell you all you want to know and more. Go to the Antenna Structure Registration section.
Another place is
www.fybush.com Scott writes a weekly colume that has a Tower(s) Site of the Week. There are plenty of pictures of the towers and the history of the towers. You can go back and veiw previous issues of the weekly newsletter and look at towers.
Your two towers by Moses Lake near an inlet are for KYST 920 Texas City. The towers are 101.2 meters tall, or about 340 feet. The ARSN (Antenna Registration Structure Number) is 1234865. The towers are 1.8 meters above mean sea level (AMSL). The physical address for the towers is 3702 29th Street North; Texas City, TX. The owner of the towers is Hispanic Broadcasting, Inc.; 7322 SW Frwy; Suite 500; Houston, TX 77074; Attn: Cruz Velasquez. The fact the towers are owned by Hispanic Broadcasting and they own KYST radio, is why I believe those towers are for KYST.
The best I can come up with for your tower in Hitchcock is for KOVE-FM 106.5 Galveston. It is at 29-18-01.0N 95-06-40W; 10335 FM 2004 in Galveston County, TX; Hitchcock, TX. The tower is 419.1 meters tall; the ARSN is 1047753 and was Constructed 01/01/1995. The FAA Study Number is 98-ASW-2945-OE and the FAA Issue date is 07/22/1998. There is a boatload of information on the ASRN, I only scratched the surface.
Hopes this helps. Give Scott's column a try, I think you will find it interesting.
www.fybush.com
I just tried another thing, go to any search engine like
www.google.com or
www.dogpile.com and enter Radio Towers, you will get all kinds of responses. The first hit I got was for KUHF 88.7 The University of Houston station. To read about the tower and a picture go to
www.uh.edu/engines/epi982.htm
Mike O<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">
Edited by Mike_O on 06/21/05 10:16 PM.</FONT></P>