Tower 1252174 — Farmington, NM

At 97 m, structure 1252174 is about twice the 50 m average across the 139 structures registered in San Juan County. It is about 54% above the New Mexico average of 63 m across 1,736 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 27% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,760 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,856 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Farmington in San Juan County, New Mexico, at coordinates 36.73239, -108.11164, with the site address filed as "5 miles east of Farmington, New Mexico". San Juan County has 139 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 3rd-largest count among the 33 New Mexico counties with registrations, and 104 of them are marked constructed. New Mexico as a whole has 1,736 registrations, the 35th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Farmington, NM · 1002463, a tower at 98 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 1252174 on Feb 20, 2006. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 176 in New Mexico.

The FCC record lists Western Broadcaters, LLC of Farmington, NM as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0013733324.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2006-ASW-885-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.