Lattice tower 1325447 — Taft, CA

At 43 m, structure 1325447 is roughly in line with the 39 m average across the 540 structures registered in Kern County. It is about 32% above the California average of 32 m across 11,860 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 41% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 296 m, which puts the top of the structure 339 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Taft in Kern County, California, at coordinates 35.14589, -119.46328, with the site address filed as "701 Wildcat Way". Kern County has 540 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 5th-largest count among the 58 California counties with registrations, and 333 of them are marked constructed. California as a whole has 11,860 registrations, the 2nd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Shafter, CA · 1030365, a tower at 117 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 1325447 on Aug 11, 2023. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 1,200 in California.

The FCC record lists Kern County Superintendent of Schools of Bakersfield, CA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001526870. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in California. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2022-AWP-22385-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1M, 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, 15.