Building tower 1202287 — Malden, IN

At 107 m, structure 1202287 is about 67% above the 64 m average across the 123 structures registered in Porter County. It is about 44% above the Indiana average of 74 m across 5,032 registrations. Among the 1,089 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (BTWR), the average overall height is 63 m, so this one is about 70% above that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 71 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 107 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 218 m, which puts the top of the structure 325 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Malden in Porter County, Indiana, at coordinates 41.37558, -87.02392, with the site address filed as "300 S. RT 49". Porter County has 123 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 8th-largest count among the 92 Indiana counties with registrations, and 93 of them are marked constructed. Indiana as a whole has 5,032 registrations, the 15th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Crown Point, IN · 1029219, a guyed tower at 308 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 1202287 on Sep 1, 1999. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 462 in Indiana.

The FCC record lists Systems Communications Inc. of Crown Point, IN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002881043.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 99-AGL-0788-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.