Monopole 1285342 — Cortland, IL

At 14 m, structure 1285342 is about 21% of the 65 m average across the 90 structures registered in DeKalb County. It is about 20% of the Illinois average of 69 m across 7,110 registrations. Among the 24,638 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about 33% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 275 m, which puts the top of the structure 288 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Cortland in DeKalb County, Illinois, at coordinates 41.92161, -88.69144, with the site address filed as "Crossing of Ottawa St. and Union Pacific Railroad Tracks.". DeKalb County has 90 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 17th-largest count among the 102 Illinois counties with registrations, and 62 of them are marked constructed. Illinois as a whole has 7,110 registrations, the 6th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Rochelle, IL · 1009197, a tower at 188 m (dismantled).

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 1285342 on Oct 9, 2012. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 445 in Illinois.

The FCC record lists UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD of Omaha, NE as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001539048. Across the registry it holds 1,115 structure registrations, the 24th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 73 in Illinois. Its most common filed structure-type code is MTOWER (411 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-AGL-2900-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".