Structure 1259494 — Mt Vernon, IL

At 34 m, structure 1259494 is about half of the 73 m average across the 72 structures registered in Jefferson County. It is about half of the Illinois average of 69 m across 7,110 registrations.

The supporting structure itself measures 27 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 34 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 156 m, which puts the top of the structure 190 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Mt Vernon in Jefferson County, Illinois, at coordinates 38.31728, -88.90397, with the site address filed as "123 SOUTH TENTH STREET". Jefferson County has 72 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 26th-largest count among the 102 Illinois counties with registrations, and 56 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 Cartter, IL · 1038788, a tower at 300 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 1259494 on Mar 14, 2019. 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 BROADCAST SERVICES INC of Indianapolis, IN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0016512055. Across the registry it holds 7 structure registrations, including 1 in Illinois. Its most common filed structure-type code is BANT (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2007-AGL-5606-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".