Lattice tower 1297759 — Meridian, MS

At 55 m, structure 1297759 is about 35% below the 84 m average across the 137 structures registered in Lauderdale County. It is about 40% below 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 24% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 204 m, which puts the top of the structure 259 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Meridian in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, at coordinates 32.32611, -88.68722, with the site address filed as "116 Skyland Drive". Lauderdale County has 137 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 4th-largest count among the 82 Mississippi counties with registrations, and 108 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 Martin, MS · 1041145, a tower at 298 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 1297759 on Dec 14, 2015. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 3,789 in Mississippi.

The FCC record lists Scott Communications, Inc. of Selma, AL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003772639. Across the registry it holds 4 structure registrations, including 1 in Mississippi. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-ASO-17634-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".