Building antenna 1218060 — Silver Spring, MD

At 72 m, structure 1218060 is roughly in line with 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 1,597 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (BANT), the average overall height is 36 m, so this one is about twice that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 66 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 72 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 119 m, which puts the top of the structure 191 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland, at coordinates 39.03983, -76.99192, with the site address filed as "11215 OAK LEAF DR". 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 Baltimore, MD · 1044237, a guyed tower at 390 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 1218060 on Oct 4, 2000. 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 BERKSHIRE TOWERS of Silver Spring, MD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0006152078.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 00-AEA-1086-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, 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 4, 5, 12.