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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

NAD8328° 08′ 33.0″ N 99° 19′ 27.1″ W28.142500, -99.324194
NAD2728° 08′ 32.0″ N 99° 19′ 26.0″ WNOAA NADCON 5
UTM (NAD27)UTM Zone 14: 3,112,827.1 m N, 468,196.2 m E
Ground elevation158.7 m (521 ft) AMSLFCC terrain service, USGS 1 arc-second data

Census geography

StateTexasGEOID 48
CountyLa Salle CountyGEOID 48283
County subdivisionEncinal CCDGEOID 4828391240
Census tractCensus Tract 9503.02GEOID 48283950302
Census blockBlock 2019GEOID 482839503022019
Congressional districtCongressional District 28GEOID 4828 · 120th Congressional Districts
State senate districtState Senate District 21GEOID 48021 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Upper
State house districtState House District 31GEOID 48031 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Lower
2020 block population0
FCC market areasCMA669, BEA134, MTA033, BTA242, PEA201FCC Area API: Cellular Market Area, Economic Area, Major and Basic Trading Areas, Partial Economic Area

FCC rule zones

FM zone (§73.205)Zone II (§73.205(c))
Mississippi RiverWestNew call signs start with K (§73.3550(e)); FM translators use the §74.1235(b)(2) table
Mexican border61 km (38 mi)
Canadian border2,206 km (1,371 mi)
  • Within 125 km of Mexico: FM translators and boosters are limited to 50 W toward the border, with their interfering contour within 32 km and 60 dBu contour within 8.7 km in that direction (§74.1235(d)(1)).
  • Within 320 km of Mexico: FM stations follow the 1992 U.S.-Mexico FM Agreement (§73.207(b)(3)).

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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.

Intended for planning. Not produced by NOAA, the FCC or the Census Bureau.