Pole 1217883 — Springfield, IL

At 61 m, structure 1217883 is about 23% below the 79 m average across the 144 structures registered in Sangamon County. It is about 11% below the Illinois average of 69 m across 7,108 registrations. Among the 16,541 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about twice that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 44 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 61 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 182 m, which puts the top of the structure 243 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Springfield in Sangamon County, Illinois, at coordinates 39.81822, -89.62550, with the site address filed as "1331 N. Wheeler". Sangamon County has 144 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 11th-largest count among the 102 Illinois counties with registrations, and 109 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 Mechanicsburg, IL · 1008823, a tower at 445 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Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history.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 1217883 on May 2, 2001. Nationally, 15,871 of the 197,703 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 581 in Illinois.

The FCC record lists iPCS Wireless, Inc. of Geneseo, IL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0007439714. Across the registry it holds 15 structure registrations, including 14 in Illinois. Its most common filed structure-type code is POLE (9 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 99-AGL-3568-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".