Lattice tower 1210048 — Benson, MN

At 116 m, structure 1210048 is about 31% above the 88 m average across the 26 structures registered in Swift County. It is about 50% above the Minnesota average of 77 m across 3,995 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 59% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 317 m, which puts the top of the structure 433 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Benson in Swift County, Minnesota, at coordinates 45.31828, -95.56294, with the site address filed as "3.76 km southeast of Benson, MN". Swift County has 26 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 69th-largest count among the 87 Minnesota counties with registrations, and 22 of them are marked constructed. Minnesota as a whole has 3,995 registrations, the 21st-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Westport, MN · 1025694, a tower at 363 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 1210048 on Jun 5, 2025. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 2,994 in Minnesota.

The FCC record lists Lakeland Media LLC - KSCR-FM of Mankato, MN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0034205005. Across the registry it holds 5 structure registrations, including 5 in Minnesota. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2025-AGL-5875-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.