Guyed tower 1286306 — Barker, NY

At 91 m, structure 1286306 is about 58% above the 58 m average across the 81 structures registered in Niagara County. It is about 49% above the New York average of 62 m across 3,754 registrations. Among the 20,277 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (GTOWER), the average overall height is 107 m, so this one is about 14% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 90 m, which puts the top of the structure 181 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Barker in Niagara County, New York, at coordinates 43.35308, -78.60794, with the site address filed as "Lake Road/Highway 18". Niagara County has 81 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 14th-largest count among the 62 New York counties with registrations, and 52 of them are marked constructed. New York as a whole has 3,754 registrations, the 23rd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Grand Island, NY · 1033433, a tower at 346 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 1286306 on Jan 2, 2013. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 380 in New York.

The FCC record lists New York State Electric & Gas Corporation of Rochester, NY as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004127932. Across the registry it holds 14 structure registrations, including 14 in New York. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-AEA-4989-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 12.