Mast 1291856 — Forest City, IA

At 24 m, structure 1291856 is about 36% of the 68 m average across the 40 structures registered in Hancock County. It is about 31% of the Iowa average of 79 m across 4,130 registrations. Among the 3,482 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MAST), the average overall height is 53 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 376 m, which puts the top of the structure 400 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Forest City in Hancock County, Iowa, at coordinates 43.25125, -93.63769, with the site address filed as "unknown". Hancock County has 40 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 38th-largest count among the 99 Iowa counties with registrations, and 21 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 Garner, IA · 1245935, a tower at 169 m (granted (not yet 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 1291856 on Feb 5, 2019. 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 Alltel Corporation of Alpharetta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002942159. Across the registry it holds 4,005 structure registrations, the 5th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (1,210 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2014-ACE-1455-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".