4-tower array 1019099 — Hickory, NC

At 63 m, structure 1019099 is roughly in line with the 65 m average across the 77 structures registered in Catawba County. It is about 21% below the North Carolina average of 80 m across 6,092 registrations. Among the 300 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (4TA1), the average overall height is 84 m, so this one is about 24% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 348 m, which puts the top of the structure 412 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina, at coordinates 35.72444, -81.30000, with the site address filed as "TWR 1 SE INT TATE BLVD & 20TH ST". Catawba County has 77 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 29th-largest count among the 100 North Carolina counties with registrations, and 66 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 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 1019099 on Nov 29, 2024. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 4,514 in North Carolina.

The FCC record lists WHKY, LLC of Hickory, NC as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0033669375. Across the registry it holds 5 structure registrations, including 5 in North Carolina. Its most common filed structure-type code is 4TA1 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 97-ASO-0383-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 5, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style D". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 6, 13.