Tower 1259277 — Palmer, AK

At 61 m, structure 1259277 is about 36% above the 45 m average across the 188 structures registered in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. It is about 80% above the Alaska average of 34 m across 1,987 registrations. Among the 75,302 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 20% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 284 m, which puts the top of the structure 345 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Palmer in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, at coordinates 61.64064, -149.00347, with the site address filed as "LAZY MTN". Matanuska-Susitna Borough has 188 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 4th-largest count among the 28 Alaska counties with registrations, and 128 of them are marked constructed. Alaska as a whole has 1,987 registrations, the 31st-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Palmer, AK · 1254284, a tower at 77 m (canceled).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1259277 on Sep 29, 2008. Nationally, 15,871 of the 197,703 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 101 in Alaska.

The FCC record lists MCC RADIO, LLC of Palm Springs, CA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0006660484. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in Alaska. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2006-AAL-560-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 5, 12.