5-tower array 1044244 — Bozeman, MT

At 76 m, structure 1044244 is about 37% above the 55 m average across the 79 structures registered in Gallatin County. It is about 43% above the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 6 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (5GTA2), the average overall height is 83 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,575 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,651 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Bozeman in Gallatin County, Montana, at coordinates 45.61664, -111.08953, with the site address filed as "TWR 2 - 4.3 MI S 2.5 MI W OF P O". Gallatin County has 79 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 5th-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 49 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 Three Forks, MT · 1240155, a tower at 139 m (canceled).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1044244 on Feb 1, 2022. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,057 in Montana.

The FCC record lists Desert Mountain Broadcasting, LLC of Billings, MT as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0028314961. Across the registry it holds 5 structure registrations, including 5 in Montana. Its most common filed structure-type code is 5GTA3 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2009-ANM-762-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, 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, 12.