Tower 1241592 — Morgan City, LA

At 68 m, structure 1241592 is about 23% below the 89 m average across the 110 structures registered in St. Mary Parish. It is about 22% 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 about 10% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 61 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 68 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 2 m, which puts the top of the structure 70 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Morgan City in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 29.72103, -91.20511, with the site address filed as "Corner of Shaw drive and Shaw Street". St. Mary Parish has 110 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 15th-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 69 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 Dulac, LA · 1260080, a guyed tower at 206 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 1241592 on Dec 23, 2003. 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 Allen's TV Cable Service, Inc. of Morgan City, LA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003746898.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2003-ASW-5899-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, 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, 13.