Station:

AKRON RADIO STA WADC W TOWER

PID:

MB2875

Marktype:

TOP OF TOWER

Stamping:

NONE

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 (VBM) THE STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF THE TOWER, LOCATED ABOUT 5.0 MILES NORTH OF THE CENTER OF DOWNTOWN AKRON, AT 3474 AKRON, CLEVELAND ROAD (RT. 8). IT IS A SELF SUPPORTING, THREE LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE, PAINTED IN ALTERNATE SECTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL COLORS OF RED AND WHITE, WITH A FLASHING RED LIGHT ON THE TOP. THE OVERALL HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND IS 355 FEET. THE TOWER IS OWNED BY ALLEN T. SIMMONS CORP. AND IS OPERATED BY THE WADC RADIO STATION OF AKRON.

Horz datum:

NAD 83(1986)

Horz order:

THIRD

Latitude:

41° 10 ' 2.76864 " N

Longitude:

81° 30 ' 43.79344 " W

Method:

ADJUSTED

Geoid height:

-33.78

Geoid determined by:

GEOID90

SPC Easting (ft)

2240462.454

SPC Northing (ft)

548306.260

Spc zone:

OH N

Spc scale factor:

0.99994065

Convergence:

+ 0° 38 ' 56.3 "

Vert datum:

N/A

Vert order:

Height meters(ft):

( )

Height source:

Condition:

Good

Gps suitability:

Agency :: date

SCE :: 08/16/2000

History

HISTORY - Year Condition Recov. By HISTORY - 1963 STATION MONUMENTED COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY HISTORY - 2000 COSE CREW