Lattice tower 1022259 — Golden, CO

At 114 m, structure 1022259 is about 2.8 times the 40 m average across the 77 structures registered in Jefferson County. It is about 2.3 times the Colorado average of 49 m across 2,340 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 57% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 2,243 m, which puts the top of the structure 2,357 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Golden in Jefferson County, Colorado, at coordinates 39.72836, -105.23769, with the site address filed as "21214 CEDAR LAKE RD". Jefferson County has 77 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 6th-largest count among the 63 Colorado counties with registrations, and 47 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 · 1254145, a tower at 360 m (granted (not yet 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 1022259 on Jul 1, 2025. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,613 in Colorado.

The FCC record lists Tribune Broadcasting Company II LLC of Chicago, IL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0022824668. Across the registry it holds 18 structure registrations, including 5 in Colorado. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (13 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2025-ANM-2502-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 3, 4, 5, 15.