Building tower 1204124 — Venice, FL

At 23 m, structure 1204124 is about 33% of the 70 m average across the 149 structures registered in Sarasota County. It is about 34% of the Florida average of 68 m across 10,195 registrations. Among the 1,089 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (BTWR), the average overall height is 63 m, so this one is about 36% of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 5 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 23 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 3 m, which puts the top of the structure 26 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Venice in Sarasota County, Florida, at coordinates 27.08950, -82.43092, with the site address filed as "955 US 41 By Pass So". Sarasota County has 149 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 22nd-largest count among the 67 Florida counties with registrations, and 88 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 Fruitville Park, FL · 1029633, a guyed tower at 508 m (constructed).

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 1204124 on Oct 5, 1999. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 1,320 in Florida.

The FCC record lists Superior Heating and Cooling Corp. of Venice, FL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0005440474.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 70-MIA-1-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".