Tower 1261500 — Mer Rouge, LA

At 91 m, structure 1261500 is roughly in line with the 90 m average across the 38 structures registered in Morehouse Parish. It is roughly in line with 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 20% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 29 m, which puts the top of the structure 120 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Mer Rouge in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 32.77094, -91.74906, with the site address filed as "Hwy 2". Morehouse Parish has 38 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 50th-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 31 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 Sterlington, LA · 1034014, a tower at 328 m (constructed).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1261500 on Nov 20, 2008. Nationally, 15,900 of the 197,833 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 342 in Louisiana.

The FCC record lists United Communication Services of Carencro, LA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0016073751. Across the registry it holds 9 structure registrations, including 6 in Louisiana. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (9 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2008-ASW-471-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 5, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style D". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 6, 12.