6TOWER 1200037 — Paynesville, MN

At 61 m, structure 1200037 is about 30% below the 87 m average across the 101 structures registered in Stearns County. It is about 21% below the Minnesota average of 77 m across 3,995 registrations. Among the 11 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (6TOWER), the average overall height is 69 m, so this one is about 12% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 381 m, which puts the top of the structure 442 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Paynesville in Stearns County, Minnesota, at coordinates 45.36750, -94.70083, with the site address filed as "1.2 mi SE of Paynesville". Stearns County has 101 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 6th-largest count among the 87 Minnesota counties with registrations, and 77 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 Avon, MN · 1025394, a tower at 322 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 1200037 on Jul 15, 1999. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 355 in Minnesota.

The FCC record lists Soo System Radio Communications Corporation of Minneapolis, MN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002606689. Across the registry it holds 92 structure registrations, the 213th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 39 in Minnesota. Its most common filed structure-type code is POLE (38 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 94-AGL-1291-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".