2-tower array 1009656 — Portage, IN

At 77 m, structure 1009656 is about 20% above the 64 m average across the 123 structures registered in Porter County. It is roughly in line with the Indiana average of 74 m across 5,032 registrations. Among the 366 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (2TA2), the average overall height is 82 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 194 m, which puts the top of the structure 271 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Portage in Porter County, Indiana, at coordinates 41.56361, -87.15639, with the site address filed as "TWR 2 ROBBINS & SAMUELSON RDS". 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).

Terminated means the FCC has ended the registration. The FCC issued registration 1009656 on Mar 8, 1997. Nationally, 8,910 of the 197,770 registrations (4.5%) carry the terminated status, including 84 in Indiana.

The FCC record lists DOUGLAS BROADCASTING of Portage, IN as the registered owner.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 91-AGL-2344-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1H, 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.