Pole 1206226 — Townsend, MT

At 15 m, structure 1206226 is about 41% of the 36 m average across the 12 structures registered in Broadwater County. It is about 28% of the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 16,546 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 1,185 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,200 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Townsend in Broadwater County, Montana, at coordinates 46.32047, -111.48800, with the site address filed as "1 mile". Broadwater County has 12 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 41st-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 7 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 · 1240789, a guyed tower at 139 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 1206226 on Nov 17, 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 WERTZ SAND & GRAVEL of Townsend, MT as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0005225941.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 96-ANM-0726-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".