Pole 1208580 — Turners Fall, MA

At 30 m, structure 1208580 is about 41% below the 51 m average across the 33 structures registered in Franklin County. It is about half of the Massachusetts average of 59 m across 1,508 registrations. Among the 16,546 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 26 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 30 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 138 m, which puts the top of the structure 168 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Turners Fall in Franklin County, Massachusetts, at coordinates 42.58397, -72.52786, with the site address filed as "WILLS HILL". Franklin County has 33 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 12th-largest count among the 14 Massachusetts counties with registrations, and 21 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 Winchester, NH · 1023108, a tower at 202 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 1208580 on Jan 14, 2000. 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 Town of Montague, MA of Turners Falls, MA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003602018.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 99-ANE-0574-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, 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, 13.