Lattice tower 1293775 — Hardin, MT

At 15 m, structure 1293775 is about 24% of the 63 m average across the 47 structures registered in Big Horn County. It is about 29% of the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 21% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,003 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,018 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Hardin in Big Horn County, Montana, at coordinates 45.74525, -107.53564, with the site address filed as "1/2 mile north of Hy 384 approximately 3.8 miles ENE of Hardin, MT.". Big Horn County has 47 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 7th-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 28 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 Hardin, MT · 1229828, a tower at 106 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 1293775 on May 28, 2021. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,057 in Montana.

The FCC record lists Nexstar Media Inc. of Irving, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0009961889. Across the registry it holds 142 structure registrations, the 149th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (67 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2006-ANM-2348-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".