4-tower array 1010960 — Burnsville, NC

At 81 m, structure 1010960 is about 11% above the 73 m average across the 9 structures registered in Yancey County. It is roughly in line with the North Carolina average of 80 m across 6,096 registrations. Among the 295 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (4TA2), the average overall height is 83 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 79 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 81 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 860 m, which puts the top of the structure 941 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina, at coordinates 35.92556, -82.27222, with the site address filed as "TWR 2 401 SAWMILL HOLLOW RD". Yancey County has 9 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 95th-largest count among the 100 North Carolina counties with registrations, and 7 of them are marked constructed. North Carolina as a whole has 6,096 registrations, the 9th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Newland, NC · 1065285, a structure at 124 m (dismantled).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1010960 on Mar 12, 1997. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 4,516 in North Carolina.

The FCC record lists MARK MEDIA INC DBA = WKYK of Burnsville, NC as the registered owner.

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 1, 3, 11, 21.