5-tower array 1009779 — Charleston, IL

At 53 m, structure 1009779 is about 27% below the 73 m average across the 59 structures registered in Coles County. It is about 23% below the Illinois average of 69 m across 7,108 registrations. Among the 87 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (5TA4), the average overall height is 83 m, so this one is about 36% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 202 m, which puts the top of the structure 255 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Charleston in Coles County, Illinois, at coordinates 39.50536, -88.21472, with the site address filed as "TWR 4 RR 2 BOX 185A". Coles County has 59 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 38th-largest count among the 102 Illinois counties with registrations, and 45 of them are marked constructed. Illinois as a whole has 7,108 registrations, the 6th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Charleston, IL · 1017210, a structure at 186 m (dismantled).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1009779 on Aug 31, 2025. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 5,175 in Illinois.

The FCC record lists Hart Media Group LLC of Rochester, IL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0036793693. Across the registry it holds 11 structure registrations, including 11 in Illinois. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2011-AGL-8164-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".