Building antenna 1317396 — Universal City, CA

At 156 m, structure 1317396 is about 5.6 times the 28 m average across the 2,132 structures registered in Los Angeles County. It is about 4.8 times the California average of 32 m across 11,860 registrations. Among the 1,597 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (BANT), the average overall height is 36 m, so this one is about 4.3 times that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 154 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 156 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 181 m, which puts the top of the structure 338 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Universal City in Los Angeles County, California, at coordinates 34.13842, -118.36153, with the site address filed as "10 Universal City Plaza". Los Angeles County has 2,132 FCC-registered antenna structures, the largest count among the 58 California counties with registrations, and 1,296 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 Mount Wilson, CA · 1012836, a guyed tower at 296 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1317396 on Jan 20, 2023. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 6,866 in California.

The FCC record lists Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) Joint Power Authority c/o Pyramid Network Services of Los Angeles, CA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0025899725. Across the registry it holds 56 structure registrations, the 320th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 56 in California. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (42 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2020-AWP-10292-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1L, 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.