Lattice tower 1288921 — Columbia, MS

At 98 m, structure 1288921 is about 10% above the 89 m average across the 60 structures registered in Marion County. It is roughly in line with the Mississippi average of 92 m across 4,896 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 34% above that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 91 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 98 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 114 m, which puts the top of the structure 212 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Columbia in Marion County, Mississippi, at coordinates 31.13364, -89.89328, with the site address filed as "493 Pickwick Rd". Marion County has 60 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 30th-largest count among the 82 Mississippi counties with registrations, and 46 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 Mc Comb, MS · 1047592, a tower at 198 m (granted (not yet 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 1288921 on Sep 23, 2013. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 481 in Mississippi.

The FCC record lists Marion, County of, E911 of Columbia, MS as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0005409818.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2013-ASO-4896-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, 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, 8, 12.