Tower 1057300 — Merryville, LA

At 152 m, structure 1057300 is about 53% above the 100 m average across the 81 structures registered in Beauregard Parish. It is about 75% above 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 twice that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 37 m, which puts the top of the structure 189 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Merryville in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 30.81000, -93.49167, with the site address filed as "739 DAVID WHIDDON RD". Beauregard Parish has 81 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 22nd-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 62 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 Longville, LA · 1211025, a guyed tower at 155 m (constructed).

Terminated means the FCC has ended the registration. The FCC issued registration 1057300 on Oct 15, 1998. Nationally, 8,911 of the 197,833 registrations (4.5%) carry the terminated status, including 145 in Louisiana.

The FCC record lists WEST CENTRAL BROADCASTING CO INC of Deridder, LA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0006165070. 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 98-ASW-2147-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 3, 4, 5, 13.