Pole 1217256 — Broomfield, CO

At 18 m, structure 1217256 is about 15% below the 21 m average across the 23 structures registered in Broomfield County. It is about 36% of the Colorado average of 49 m across 2,340 registrations. Among the 16,546 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about 42% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,695 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,713 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Broomfield in Broomfield County, Colorado, at coordinates 39.91311, -105.09964, with the site address filed as "Wadsworth Blvd. & 120th Ave.". Broomfield County has 23 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 33rd-largest count among the 63 Colorado counties with registrations, and 15 of them are marked constructed. Colorado as a whole has 2,340 registrations, the 29th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Frederick, CO · 1245921, a tower at 360 m (canceled).

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 1217256 on Sep 13, 2000. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 293 in Colorado.

The FCC record lists Qwest Wireless, L.L.C. of Denver, CO as the registered owner. Across the registry it holds 78 structure registrations, the 256th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 4 in Colorado. Its most common filed structure-type code is POLE (53 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 00-ANM-0185-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.