Pole 1245023 — Turners Falls, MA

At 14 m, structure 1245023 is about 27% of the 51 m average across the 33 structures registered in Franklin County. It is about 24% 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 about half of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 11 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 14 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 131 m, which puts the top of the structure 145 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Turners Falls in Franklin County, Massachusetts, at coordinates 42.58611, -72.52917, with the site address filed as "Wills Hill Resivoir". 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 1245023 on Aug 31, 2004. 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 Turners Falls Fire District of Turner Falls, MA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0008908188.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2004-ANE-230-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".