Tower 1263298 — Sand Springs, OK

At 46 m, structure 1263298 is about half of the 90 m average across the 128 structures registered in Osage County. It is about 41% below the Oklahoma average of 78 m across 5,665 registrations. Among the 75,198 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 40% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 304 m, which puts the top of the structure 350 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Sand Springs in Osage County, Oklahoma, at coordinates 36.19083, -96.09667, with the site address filed as "3.8 miles north of US412 on SH97". Osage County has 128 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 5th-largest count among the 77 Oklahoma counties with registrations, and 96 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 Sand Springs, OK · 1010549, a tower at 404 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 1263298 on Apr 18, 2024. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 4,341 in Oklahoma.

The FCC record lists Oklahoma Department of Transportation ITS/Wireless and Radio Comms Branch of Oklahoma City, OK as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004549002. Across the registry it holds 176 structure registrations, the 121st-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 176 in Oklahoma. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (100 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2008-ASW-2169-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".