Lattice tower 1333709 — Newburg, MD

At 146 m, structure 1333709 is about 67% above the 87 m average across the 78 structures registered in Charles County. It is about twice the Maryland average of 70 m across 1,911 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about twice that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 6 m, which puts the top of the structure 152 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Newburg in Charles County, Maryland, at coordinates 38.35867, -76.96367, with the site address filed as "12620 Crain Hwy.". Charles County has 78 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 9th-largest count among the 24 Maryland counties with registrations, and 53 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 Waldorf, MD · 1237583, a tower at 246 m (canceled).

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 1333709 on Aug 31, 2026. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 161 in Maryland.

The FCC record lists POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO of Newark, DE as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002108785. Across the registry it holds 26 structure registrations, including 24 in Maryland. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (12 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2025-AEA-9613-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1M, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 15.