Monopole 1328210 — Valparaiso, IN

At 49 m, structure 1328210 is about 25% below the 64 m average across the 123 structures registered in Porter County. It is about 35% below the Indiana average of 74 m across 5,032 registrations. Among the 24,638 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about 16% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 252 m, which puts the top of the structure 300 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Valparaiso in Porter County, Indiana, at coordinates 41.49350, -87.02478, with the site address filed as "East of Silhavy Rd and North of Vale Park Rd". 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 1328210 on Jun 26, 2024. 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 Northern Indiana Public Service Company of Merrillville, IN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002902815. Across the registry it holds 143 structure registrations, the 147th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 143 in Indiana. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (60 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2024-AGL-4351-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".