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Enter an address or coordinates to see the site's NAD83 and NAD27 coordinates, ground elevation, county and districts, the FM zone and Mississippi side it falls in, and its distance to the Mexican and Canadian borders.
Location
| NAD83 | 18° 21′ 35.0″ N 64° 58′ 19.0″ W18.359722, -64.971944 |
|---|---|
| Ground elevation | 399.9 m (1,312 ft) AMSLFCC terrain service, USGS 1 arc-second data |
Census geography
| State | United States Virgin IslandsGEOID 78 |
|---|---|
| County | St. Thomas IslandGEOID 78030 |
| County subdivision | Northside subdistrictGEOID 7803061300 |
| Urban area | Charlotte Amalie, VI Urban AreaGEOID 15697 |
| Census tract | Census Tract 9605GEOID 78030960500 |
| Census block | Block 4017GEOID 780309605004017 |
| Congressional district | Delegate District (at Large)GEOID 7898 · 120th Congressional Districts |
| 2020 block population | 0 |
| FCC market areas | CMA730, BEA174, MTA025, BTA491, PEA414FCC Area API: Cellular Market Area, Economic Area, Major and Basic Trading Areas, Partial Economic Area |
FCC rule zones
| FM zone (§73.205) | Puerto Rico / Virgin Islands — Zone I-A (§73.205(b)); §73.211(b)(3) class limits apply and are not evaluated here — verify |
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| Mississippi River | Zone I-AFM translators here use the §74.1235(b)(1) table (Zone I-A) |
| Mexican border | 3,502 km (2,176 mi) |
| Canadian border | 2,990 km (1,858 mi) |
More than 320 km from both borders: no international FM coordination limits apply here (§73.207(b), §74.1235(d)).
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Sources for this data
- Coordinates, address matching and census geography come from the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder; FCC market areas and block population from the FCC Area API. Elevation of the ground: FCC terrain data. NAD27 and UTM: the National Geodetic Survey at NOAA (NADCON 5).
- FM zones are set by §73.205. The Mississippi River divides K and W call letters (§73.3550(e)) and the power tables for FM translators (§74.1235(b)). FM stations less than 320 km from Mexico or Canada are governed by the international agreements (§73.207(b)); boosters and translators in that zone have separate limits (§74.1235(d)).
- The borders, the river and zone lines are plotted from simplified public map data, so any site near a line is flagged for confirmation.
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