Lattice tower 1286862 — Starkville, MS

At 50 m, structure 1286862 is about 36% below the 78 m average across the 72 structures registered in Oktibbeha County. It is about half of the Mississippi average of 92 m across 4,898 registrations. Among the 35,918 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 31% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 49 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 50 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 97 m, which puts the top of the structure 147 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Starkville in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, at coordinates 33.43094, -88.82575, with the site address filed as "Off of Sand Road". Oktibbeha County has 72 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 19th-largest count among the 82 Mississippi counties with registrations, and 53 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).

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 1286862 on Feb 19, 2013. Nationally, 18,406 of the 197,833 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 480 in Mississippi.

The FCC record lists Nova Towers, LLC of Atlanta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0022051080. Across the registry it holds 9 structure registrations, including 3 in Mississippi. Its most common filed structure-type code is MTOWER (7 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-ASO-10755-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".