Pole 1285338 — Ames, IA

At 21 m, structure 1285338 is about 31% of the 69 m average across the 71 structures registered in Story County. It is about 27% of the Iowa average of 79 m across 4,130 registrations. Among the 16,546 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about 31% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 272 m, which puts the top of the structure 294 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Ames in Story County, Iowa, at coordinates 42.01875, -93.62928, with the site address filed as "1325 S 4th Street". Story County has 71 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 9th-largest count among the 99 Iowa counties with registrations, and 53 of them are marked constructed. Iowa as a whole has 4,130 registrations, the 20th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Alleman, IA · 1043707, a tower at 610 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 1285338 on Feb 7, 2020. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 250 in Iowa.

The FCC record lists Cellco Partnership of Alpharetta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003290673. Across the registry it holds 7,050 structure registrations, the 2nd-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1,879 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-ACE-2117-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".