Guyed tower 1295992 — Tignal, GA

At 127 m, structure 1295992 is about 39% above the 91 m average across the 31 structures registered in Wilkes County. It is about 62% above the Georgia average of 78 m across 7,807 registrations. Among the 20,277 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (GTOWER), the average overall height is 107 m, so this one is about 19% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 165 m, which puts the top of the structure 291 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Tignal in Wilkes County, Georgia, at coordinates 33.84903, -82.77458, with the site address filed as "Near the intersection of Mack Shack Road and Jane Hill Road". Wilkes County has 31 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 92nd-largest count among the 159 Georgia counties with registrations, and 22 of them are marked constructed. Georgia as a whole has 7,807 registrations, the 5th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Thomson, GA · 1018909, a guyed tower at 158 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 1295992 on May 29, 2015. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 794 in Georgia.

The FCC record lists Southern Stone Broadcasting, Inc. of Athens, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0014336028. Across the registry it holds 4 structure registrations, including 4 in Georgia. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2014-ASO-3223-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 12.