Tank 1316412 — Des Moines, IA

At 34 m, structure 1316412 is about half of the 67 m average across the 229 structures registered in Polk County. It is about 43% 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 23% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 279 m, which puts the top of the structure 312 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Des Moines in Polk County, Iowa, at coordinates 41.59475, -93.54619, with the site address filed as "3000 East Grand". Polk County has 229 FCC-registered antenna structures, the largest count among the 99 Iowa counties with registrations, and 158 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).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1316412 on Sep 30, 2025. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 3,267 in Iowa.

The FCC record lists New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC of Plano, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003291192. Across the registry it holds 1,952 structure registrations, the 14th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (688 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2020-ACE-3893-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".