Tank 1240602 — Cherokee, IA

At 38 m, structure 1240602 is about half of the 76 m average across the 25 structures registered in Cherokee County. It is about half of the Iowa average of 79 m across 4,130 registrations. Among the 1,098 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TANK), the average overall height is 43 m, so this one is about 12% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 415 m, which puts the top of the structure 453 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Cherokee in Cherokee County, Iowa, at coordinates 42.75717, -95.57464, with the site address filed as "Water Tank; .53km SE of West Cedar Street & Iowa Street". Cherokee County has 25 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 73rd-largest count among the 99 Iowa counties with registrations, and 19 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 Cherokee, IA · 1018552, a tower at 152 m (dismantled).

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 1240602 on Oct 8, 2003. Nationally, 18,398 of the 197,703 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 250 in Iowa.

The FCC record lists City of Cherokee of Cherokee, IA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0009663816.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2003-ACE-1988-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, 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 4, 5, 12.