5-tower array 1059399 — Houston, MS

At 170 m, structure 1059399 is about 60% above the 106 m average across the 48 structures registered in Chickasaw County. It is about 85% above the Mississippi average of 92 m across 4,898 registrations. Among the 91 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (5TA2), the average overall height is 88 m, so this one is about twice that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 169 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 170 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 100 m, which puts the top of the structure 269 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Houston in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, at coordinates 33.93333, -89.00917, with the site address filed as "TWR 2 - NORTH OF HIGHWAY 15". Chickasaw County has 48 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 43rd-largest count among the 82 Mississippi counties with registrations, and 36 of them are marked constructed. Mississippi as a whole has 4,898 registrations, the 16th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Columbus, MS · 1041013, a tower at 549 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 1059399 on Jan 21, 1999. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 3,788 in Mississippi.

The FCC record lists WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC. of Houston, MS as the registered owner.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study MEM-OE-67-212, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 1, 3, 4, 13, 21.