4-tower array 1040363 — Charlotte, NC

At 96 m, structure 1040363 is about 47% above the 66 m average across the 303 structures registered in Mecklenburg County. It is about 21% above 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 about 17% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 249 m, which puts the top of the structure 346 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, at coordinates 35.29989, -80.88794, with the site address filed as "TWR 2 - 400 RADIO ROAD". Mecklenburg County has 303 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 2nd-largest count among the 100 North Carolina counties with registrations, and 210 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 Dallas, NC · 1005062, a tower at 610 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1040363 on Apr 21, 2021. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 4,516 in North Carolina.

The FCC record lists Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC of Silver Spring, MD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0006584296. Across the registry it holds 8 structure registrations, including 8 in North Carolina. Its most common filed structure-type code is 3TA1 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 98-ASO-0025-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, 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, 13.