Tower 1200274 — Lake Charles, LA

At 37 m, structure 1200274 is about half of the 77 m average across the 218 structures registered in Calcasieu Parish. It is about 42% of 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 about half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 2 m, which puts the top of the structure 38 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 30.23639, -93.16750, with the site address filed as "3801 Highway 90 East". Calcasieu Parish has 218 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 3rd-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 163 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 Fenton, LA · 1020915, a structure at 460 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 1200274 on Jul 21, 1999. 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 Pittman Broadcasting Services, L.L.C. of Covington, LA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0006156921. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in Louisiana. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 94-ASW-0178-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1H, 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, 13.