3-tower array 1007499 — Bay City, MI

At 69 m, structure 1007499 is about 13% below the 78 m average across the 72 structures registered in Bay County. It is roughly in line with the Michigan average of 74 m across 6,220 registrations. Among the 379 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (3TA1), the average overall height is 87 m, so this one is about 21% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 68 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 69 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 181 m, which puts the top of the structure 250 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Bay City in Bay County, Michigan, at coordinates 43.52361, -83.96583, with the site address filed as "W FREELAND RD .4 MI E SR4 (TWR 1)". Bay County has 72 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 25th-largest count among the 83 Michigan counties with registrations, and 55 of them are marked constructed. Michigan as a whole has 6,220 registrations, the 8th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Clio, MI · 1010544, a tower at 403 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1007499 on Jan 25, 1997. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 4,538 in Michigan.

The FCC record lists SAGINAW BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION of Saginaw, MI as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0016467086. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 3 in Michigan. Its most common filed structure-type code is 3TA1 (1 registrations).

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 1, 3, 11, 21.