Structure 1038373 — La Belle, FL

At 91 m, structure 1038373 is roughly in line with the 88 m average across the 32 structures registered in Glades County. It is about 34% above the Florida average of 68 m across 10,195 registrations.

The supporting structure itself measures 88 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 91 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 13 m, which puts the top of the structure 104 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near La Belle in Glades County, Florida, at coordinates 26.82056, -81.44194, with the site address filed as ".5 MI N & JUST NE OF FISHHATCHERY RD". Glades County has 32 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 59th-largest count among the 67 Florida counties with registrations, and 24 of them are marked constructed. Florida as a whole has 10,195 registrations, the 3rd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Punta Gorda, FL · 1019724, a guyed tower at 463 m (dismantled).

Dismantled means the owner has notified the FCC that the structure was taken down. The FCC issued registration 1038373 on Oct 13, 2020. Nationally, 12,669 of the 197,770 registrations (6.4%) carry the dismantled status, including 754 in Florida.

The FCC record lists THE GLADES COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE of Moore Haven, FL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001800523. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in Florida. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 90-ASO-1954-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1H, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 5, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style D". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 3, 4, 6, 13.