Tower 1016953 — Biloxi, MS

At 50 m, structure 1016953 is about 32% below the 74 m average across the 199 structures registered in Harrison County. It is about half of the Mississippi average of 92 m across 4,896 registrations. Among the 75,247 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 34% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 46 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 50 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 9 m, which puts the top of the structure 59 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Biloxi in Harrison County, Mississippi, at coordinates 30.39889, -88.95028, with the site address filed as "255 BAKER ST". Harrison County has 199 FCC-registered antenna structures, the largest count among the 82 Mississippi counties with registrations, and 148 of them are marked constructed. Mississippi as a whole has 4,896 registrations, the 16th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Perkinston, MS · 1258237, a tower at 476 m (constructed).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1016953 on Apr 29, 1997. Nationally, 15,896 of the 197,770 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 320 in Mississippi.

The FCC record lists DIGIPH PCS INC of Mobile, AL as the registered owner.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 96-ASO-5823-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, 13.