2-tower array 1020875 — Billings, MT

At 170 m, structure 1020875 is about 2.5 times the 69 m average across the 115 structures registered in Yellowstone County. It is about 3.2 times the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 377 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (2TA1), the average overall height is 86 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 974 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,144 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Billings in Yellowstone County, Montana, at coordinates 45.72611, -108.61028, with the site address filed as "TWR 1 - 7730 LAUREL FRONTAGE RD". Yellowstone County has 115 FCC-registered antenna structures, the largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 87 of them are marked constructed. Montana as a whole has 1,459 registrations, the 39th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Billings, MT · 1002174, a tower at 184 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 1020875 on Sep 17, 2010. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,057 in Montana.

The FCC record lists R & M TOWERS of Billings, MT as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0019589274. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in Montana. Its most common filed structure-type code is 2TA2 (1 registrations).

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.