Pole 1262209 — Billings, MT

At 16 m, structure 1262209 is about 23% of the 69 m average across the 115 structures registered in Yellowstone County. It is about 30% of the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 16,558 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 985 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,001 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Billings in Yellowstone County, Montana, at coordinates 45.75661, -108.58775, with the site address filed as "2851 King Avenue West". 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 1262209 on Apr 14, 2021. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,057 in Montana.

The FCC record lists Octagon Towers, LLC of Chagrin Falls, OH as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0029060647. Across the registry it holds 576 structure registrations, the 44th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (187 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2011-ANM-1429-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".