7-tower array 1264149 — Pontoon Beach, IL

At 82 m, structure 1264149 is about 19% above the 69 m average across the 185 structures registered in Madison County. It is about 19% above the Illinois average of 69 m across 7,110 registrations. Among the 14 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (7TA1), the average overall height is 83 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 129 m, which puts the top of the structure 211 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Pontoon Beach in Madison County, Illinois, at coordinates 38.76694, -90.06111, with the site address filed as "2,580' NE of the intersection of Chain of Rocks Road and SR 111". Madison County has 185 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 7th-largest count among the 102 Illinois counties with registrations, and 122 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 St. Louis, MO · 1261728, a tower at 369 m (canceled).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history.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 1264149 on Feb 21, 2020. Nationally, 15,896 of the 197,770 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 582 in Illinois.

The FCC record lists BDJ Radio Enterprises, LLC of St. Louis, MO as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002529345. Across the registry it holds 13 structure registrations, including 13 in Illinois. Its most common filed structure-type code is 7TA1 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2008-AGL-4391-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 12.