Structure 1027300 — Billings, MT

At 153 m, structure 1027300 is about 2.2 times the 69 m average across the 115 structures registered in Yellowstone County. It is about 2.9 times the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations.

The supporting structure itself measures 152 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 153 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,098 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,251 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Billings in Yellowstone County, Montana, at coordinates 45.76500, -108.45694, with the site address filed as "NR SACRIFICE CLIFF COBURN 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 · 1026263, a guyed tower at 194 m (constructed).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1027300 on Aug 7, 2024. Nationally, 15,896 of the 197,770 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 128 in Montana.

The FCC record lists RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY of Rapid City, SD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003756566.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 97-ANM-0450-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1H, 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 3, 4, 5, 13.