4-tower array 1234339 — Metropolis, IL

At 83 m, structure 1234339 is about 24% above the 67 m average across the 37 structures registered in Massac County. It is about 21% above the Illinois average of 69 m across 7,110 registrations. Among the 295 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (4TA2), the average overall height is 83 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 104 m, which puts the top of the structure 187 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Metropolis in Massac County, Illinois, at coordinates 37.14311, -88.64783, with the site address filed as "COUNTY ROAD 1550E 2 KM SOUTH OF US 45". Massac County has 37 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 56th-largest count among the 102 Illinois counties with registrations, and 29 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 Kevil, KY · 1042698, a structure at 496 m (constructed).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1234339 on Jan 8, 2008. Nationally, 15,896 of the 197,770 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 582 in Illinois.

The FCC record lists Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC of Mount Vernon, IL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0011303666. Across the registry it holds 12 structure registrations, including 9 in Illinois. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (8 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 99-AGL-6787-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 3, 4, 5, 13.