5-tower array 1036909 — Gaithersburg, MD

At 65 m, structure 1036909 is about 10% below the 73 m average across the 158 structures registered in Montgomery County. It is roughly in line with the Maryland average of 70 m across 1,911 registrations. Among the 92 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (5TA1), the average overall height is 87 m, so this one is about 25% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 102 m, which puts the top of the structure 167 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Gaithersburg in Montgomery County, Maryland, at coordinates 39.18694, -77.21472, with the site address filed as "TWR 1 20201 WATKINS MILL RD". Montgomery County has 158 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 4th-largest count among the 24 Maryland counties with registrations, and 95 of them are marked constructed. Maryland as a whole has 1,911 registrations, the 33rd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Bethesda, MD · 1035708, a tower at 247 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1036909 on Dec 1, 2010. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,312 in Maryland.

The FCC record lists HUFFINES LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC of Dallas, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0019666510. Across the registry it holds 5 structure registrations, including 5 in Maryland. Its most common filed structure-type code is 5TA1 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 77-AEA-1344-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".