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I drove by a commercial antenna mast the other day and saw these "fish" shaped things on the side of the mast. They all looked to be evenly spaced and pointing in the same direction. I'm not sure if they are actual antennas or just some sort of mounting situation.

Sorry for the crappy picture, zoomed way in from street view. If I get a chance to get by that area and stop I'll try to get some better pics.

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They kinda look like this also(same general shape)
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Helical polarized FM radio station array?
I googled that but none of the images looked like what I saw. Granted I was driving and not trying to wreck so I may have missed some details
 

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Similar thread here: Spherical antennas (?) on commercial towers


 

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I think the rototiller is the closest/what they are. I'm still going to try and stop for a better eyeball look. Many thanks @tweiss3
 

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I think the rototiller is the closest/what they are. I'm still going to try and stop for a better eyeball look. Many thanks @tweiss3

Since that is a Google photo (maybe from Maps?), sharing that location would help.

There are ways to look up the location on the FCC tower registry, and that can tell you exactly who is on the antenna.

And I agree, from the blurry photo and position on the tower, it appears to be an FM broadcast station. Possibly a TV broadcast antenna on the top of the tower.
 

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That looks very similar to a broadcast FM antenna colocated on a mountain top to some state and federal sites in NW colorado.
So I second the "it looks like FM"
 
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