Monopole 1225862 — Merlin, OR

At 19 m, structure 1225862 is about half of the 38 m average across the 58 structures registered in Josephine County. It is about 44% of the Oregon average of 43 m across 2,082 registrations. Among the 24,638 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 480 m, which puts the top of the structure 499 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Merlin in Josephine County, Oregon, at coordinates 42.52825, -123.37467, with the site address filed as "T35S R6W S14 NW1/4 OF SE1/4". Josephine County has 58 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 13th-largest count among the 36 Oregon counties with registrations, and 37 of them are marked constructed. Oregon as a whole has 2,082 registrations, the 30th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Grants Pass, OR · 1032945, a tower at 123 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 1225862 on Jan 8, 2026. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,437 in Oregon.

The FCC record lists CCATT LLC of Canonsburg, PA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0023254592. Across the registry it holds 5,007 structure registrations, the 3rd-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1,570 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2013-ANM-1661-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 4, 5, 12.