Tower 1271738 — Forest, MS

At 16 m, structure 1271738 is about 17% of the 98 m average across the 57 structures registered in Scott County. It is about 18% of the Mississippi average of 92 m across 4,895 registrations. Among the 75,302 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 21% of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 15 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 16 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 155 m, which puts the top of the structure 171 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Forest in Scott County, Mississippi, at coordinates 32.36306, -89.49056, with the site address filed as "KCS MP VM 050". Scott County has 57 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 33rd-largest count among the 82 Mississippi counties with registrations, and 48 of them are marked constructed. Mississippi as a whole has 4,895 registrations, the 16th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Raleigh, MS · 1250734, a guyed tower at 389 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 1271738 on Apr 7, 2017. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 3,787 in Mississippi.

The FCC record lists Meridian Speedway LLC of Kansas City, MO as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0015145519. Across the registry it holds 17 structure registrations, including 9 in Mississippi. Its most common filed structure-type code is POLE (10 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2008-ASO-3997-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".