Tower 1275633 — Chalmette, LA

At 72 m, structure 1275633 is about 33% below the 107 m average across the 37 structures registered in St. Bernard Parish. It is about 18% below the Louisiana average of 87 m across 5,039 registrations. Among the 75,198 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1 m, which puts the top of the structure 73 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 29.96472, -89.95889, with the site address filed as "WTIX Transmitter Site". St. Bernard Parish has 37 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 52nd-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 18 of them are marked constructed. Louisiana as a whole has 5,039 registrations, the 14th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Chalmette, LA · 1000007, a structure at 320 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 1275633 on Jun 16, 2011. Nationally, 18,406 of the 197,833 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 443 in Louisiana.

The FCC record lists WTIX, Inc. of Atlanta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001713056. Across the registry it holds 9 structure registrations, including 9 in Louisiana. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2010-ASW-4105-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 3, 4, 5, 12.