Tower 1000962 — Tavernier Key, FL

At 98 m, structure 1000962 is about 70% above the 57 m average across the 140 structures registered in Monroe County. It is about 43% above the Florida average of 68 m across 10,195 registrations. Among the 75,247 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 28% above that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 91 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 98 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 4 m, which puts the top of the structure 101 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Tavernier Key in Monroe County, Florida, at coordinates 24.97944, -80.55083, with the site address filed as "88770 OVERSEAS HWY". Monroe County has 140 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 25th-largest count among the 67 Florida counties with registrations, and 71 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 Florida City, FL · 1214853, a tower at 318 m (granted (not yet constructed)).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1000962 on Sep 16, 1996. Nationally, 15,896 of the 197,770 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 970 in Florida.

The FCC record lists FLORIDA CELLULAR SERVICE INC DBA = BELLSOUTH MOBILITY INC of Boca Raton, FL as the registered owner.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 95-ASO-2675-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 4, 6, 13.