Building mast 1253878 — Boston, MA

At 21 m, structure 1253878 is about 28% of the 74 m average across the 78 structures registered in Suffolk County. It is about 35% of the Massachusetts average of 59 m across 1,508 registrations. Among the 153 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (BMAST), the average overall height is 59 m, so this one is about 36% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 3 m, which puts the top of the structure 24 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at coordinates 42.34139, -71.01444, with the site address filed as "Boston, MA". Suffolk County has 78 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 9th-largest count among the 14 Massachusetts counties with registrations, and 48 of them are marked constructed. Massachusetts as a whole has 1,508 registrations, the 38th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Newton-02494, MA · 1227884, a tower at 413 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 1253878 on Jun 14, 2006. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 134 in Massachusetts.

The FCC record lists Massachussetts Port Authority of East Boston, MA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0015172539. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in Massachusetts. Its most common filed structure-type code is BMAST (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2006-ANE-215-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 3, 4, 5, 12.