Tower 1059250 — Billings, MT

At 51 m, structure 1059250 is about 27% below the 69 m average across the 115 structures registered in Yellowstone County. It is roughly in line with the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 75,247 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 33% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 46 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 51 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,105 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,155 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Billings in Yellowstone County, Montana, at coordinates 45.76833, -108.45944, with the site address filed as "1630 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).

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 1059250 on Jan 13, 1999. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 111 in Montana.

The FCC record lists FOX, RICHARD J DBA = COMANCHE ENTERPRISES of Billings, MT as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003759123. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 1 in Montana. Its most common filed structure-type code is 3TA2 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 98-ANM-0714-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".