Tower 1212521 — Poteau, OK

At 23 m, structure 1212521 is about 34% of the 67 m average across the 86 structures registered in Le Flore County. It is about 29% of the Oklahoma average of 78 m across 5,665 registrations. Among the 75,247 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 30% of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 17 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 23 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 164 m, which puts the top of the structure 186 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Poteau in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, at coordinates 35.04425, -94.61214, with the site address filed as "105 WALL STREET". Le Flore County has 86 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 23rd-largest count among the 77 Oklahoma counties with registrations, and 59 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 Fort Smith, AR · 1040841, a tower at 147 m (constructed).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1212521 on May 9, 2000. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 437 in Oklahoma.

The FCC record lists Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center of Porteau, OK as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0005781976.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 99-ASW-3787-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, 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, 12.