Lattice tower 1297685 — Soldotna, AK

At 56 m, structure 1297685 is about 25% above the 45 m average across the 206 structures registered in Kenai Peninsula Borough. It is about 65% above the Alaska average of 34 m across 1,988 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 23% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 73 m, which puts the top of the structure 129 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Soldotna in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, at coordinates 60.50294, -150.97686, with the site address filed as "41212 Sterling Highway". Kenai Peninsula Borough has 206 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 3rd-largest count among the 28 Alaska counties with registrations, and 150 of them are marked constructed. Alaska as a whole has 1,988 registrations, the 31st-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Sterling, AK · 1064907, a guyed tower at 116 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 1297685 on Jun 14, 2017. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 238 in Alaska.

The FCC record lists Cellco Partnership of Alpharetta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003290673. Across the registry it holds 7,050 structure registrations, the 2nd-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1,879 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-AAL-268-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".