Lattice tower 1236147 — Desoto, IL

At 34 m, structure 1236147 is about half of the 70 m average across the 73 structures registered in Jackson County. It is about half of the Illinois average of 69 m across 7,110 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 121 m, which puts the top of the structure 155 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Desoto in Jackson County, Illinois, at coordinates 37.82675, -89.23111, with the site address filed as "53 DUMAROC ROAD (371042)". Jackson County has 73 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 25th-largest count among the 102 Illinois counties with registrations, and 57 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 Cape Girardeau, MO · 1003017, a guyed tower at 511 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1236147 on Feb 2, 2026. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 5,177 in Illinois.

The FCC record lists American Towers LLC of Woburn, MA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0011498342. Across the registry it holds 21,809 structure registrations, the largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 881 in Illinois. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (5,885 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2025-AGL-10005-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".