Building tower 1210678 — Lafayette, LA

At 56 m, structure 1210678 is about 25% below the 74 m average across the 147 structures registered in Lafayette Parish. It is about 36% below the Louisiana average of 87 m across 5,039 registrations. Among the 1,089 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (BTWR), the average overall height is 63 m, so this one is about 12% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 43 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 56 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 13 m, which puts the top of the structure 68 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Lafayette in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 30.20269, -92.01897, with the site address filed as "1214 Coolidge Ave". Lafayette Parish has 147 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 7th-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 112 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 Branch, LA · 1254898, a guyed tower at 549 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 1210678 on Mar 20, 2000. 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 Lafayette General Medical Center of Lafayette, LA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001713403.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 99-ASW-3407-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, 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, 13.