Mast 1048923 — Durham, NC

At 98 m, structure 1048923 is about 28% above the 76 m average across the 103 structures registered in Durham County. It is about 22% above the North Carolina average of 80 m across 6,092 registrations. Among the 3,482 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MAST), the average overall height is 53 m, so this one is about 83% above that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 91 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 98 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 83 m, which puts the top of the structure 180 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Durham in Durham County, North Carolina, at coordinates 35.86611, -78.99667, with the site address filed as "FARMINGTON MILL ROAD". Durham County has 103 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 11th-largest count among the 100 North Carolina counties with registrations, and 61 of them are marked constructed. North Carolina as a whole has 6,092 registrations, the 9th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Broadway, NC · 1006704, a tower at 533 m (dismantled).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1048923 on Oct 6, 2000. Nationally, 15,896 of the 197,770 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 506 in North Carolina.

The FCC record lists GEARON COMMUNICATIONS DBA = GEARON COMMUNICATIONS of Charlotte, NC as the registered owner.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 98-ASO-2169-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, 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, 5, 6, 8, 13.