Building 1213847 — Fort Payne, AL

At 37 m, structure 1213847 is about half of the 75 m average across the 83 structures registered in DeKalb County. It is about half of the Alabama average of 83 m across 6,220 registrations. Among the 1,817 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (B), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about 11% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 34 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 37 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 523 m, which puts the top of the structure 561 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Fort Payne in DeKalb County, Alabama, at coordinates 34.48119, -85.66328, with the site address filed as "Citadell Rock Road". DeKalb County has 83 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 27th-largest count among the 67 Alabama counties with registrations, and 61 of them are marked constructed. Alabama as a whole has 6,220 registrations, the 7th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Sardis City, AL · 1060510, a guyed tower at 295 m (constructed).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1213847 on Jun 15, 2000. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 720 in Alabama.

The FCC record lists Fort Payne Water Works Board of Fort Payne, AL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0006164719.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 00-ASO-1793-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".