4-tower array 1278699 — Pekin, IL

At 78 m, structure 1278699 is roughly in line with the 84 m average across the 99 structures registered in Tazewell County. It is about 14% above the Illinois average of 69 m across 7,108 registrations. Among the 296 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 192 m, which puts the top of the structure 270 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Pekin in Tazewell County, Illinois, at coordinates 40.59500, -89.59472, with the site address filed as "600 MCNAUGHTON PARK RD,". Tazewell County has 99 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 16th-largest count among the 102 Illinois counties with registrations, and 73 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 Creve Coeur, IL · 1009082, a tower at 193 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 1278699 on Jan 14, 2026. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 5,175 in Illinois.

The FCC record lists Spoon River Media, LLC of La Porte, IN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0026052498. Across the registry it holds 6 structure registrations, including 6 in Illinois. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 40282-2, 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".