Building tower 1010223 — Ponca City, OK

At 31 m, structure 1010223 is about 38% of the 81 m average across the 74 structures registered in Kay County. It is about 40% of the Oklahoma average of 78 m across 5,665 registrations. Among the 1,089 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (BTWR), the average overall height is 63 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 25 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 31 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 310 m, which puts the top of the structure 341 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Ponca City in Kay County, Oklahoma, at coordinates 36.70594, -97.08297, with the site address filed as "115 E CHESTNUT". Kay County has 74 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 27th-largest count among the 77 Oklahoma counties with registrations, and 58 of them are marked constructed. Oklahoma as a whole has 5,665 registrations, the 12th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Arkansas City, KS · 1032583, a tower at 162 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 1010223 on Sep 15, 2025. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 4,340 in Oklahoma.

The FCC record lists Southwestern Bell Telephone Company of Plano, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0016627473. Across the registry it holds 30 structure registrations, including 8 in Oklahoma. Its most common filed structure-type code is BTWR (8 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 93-ASW-0127-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".