Lattice tower 1308933 — Columbus, MS

At 91 m, structure 1308933 is about 16% above the 78 m average across the 97 structures registered in Lowndes 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 25% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 71 m, which puts the top of the structure 162 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Columbus in Lowndes County, Mississippi, at coordinates 33.47083, -88.32389, with the site address filed as "Approximates 2.24 nautical miles South of US Hwy 82". Lowndes County has 97 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 11th-largest count among the 82 Mississippi counties with registrations, and 81 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 Carrolton, AL · 1043850, a tower at 343 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 1308933 on Jan 31, 2019. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 3,789 in Mississippi.

The FCC record lists Alta Towers, LLC of New Braunfels, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0026386193. Across the registry it holds 21 structure registrations, including 6 in Mississippi. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (13 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2018-ASO-14308-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1L, 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.