Mast 1056490 — Mebane, NC

At 87 m, structure 1056490 is about 13% above the 78 m average across the 57 structures registered in Orange County. It is roughly in line with 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 64% above that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 79 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 87 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 165 m, which puts the top of the structure 253 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Mebane in Orange County, North Carolina, at coordinates 35.94556, -79.25333, with the site address filed as "LLOYD TOWN ROAD". Orange County has 57 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 43rd-largest count among the 100 North Carolina counties with registrations, and 40 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 Chapel Hill, NC · 1014574, a guyed tower at 394 m (constructed).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history.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 1056490 on Sep 25, 1998. Nationally, 15,896 of the 197,770 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 506 in North Carolina.

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

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 98-ASO-4575-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.