Lattice tower 1260769 — Philadelphia, PA

At 62 m, structure 1260769 is roughly in line with the 65 m average across the 186 structures registered in Philadelphia County. It is roughly in line with the Pennsylvania average of 67 m across 5,759 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 14% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 2 m, which puts the top of the structure 64 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at coordinates 39.89694, -75.19778, with the site address filed as "2600 R Penrose Ferry Avenue". Philadelphia County has 186 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 5th-largest count among the 67 Pennsylvania counties with registrations, and 107 of them are marked constructed. Pennsylvania as a whole has 5,759 registrations, the 11th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Narberth, PA · 1204321, a tower at 392 m (canceled).

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 1260769 on Sep 16, 2013. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 440 in Pennsylvania.

The FCC record lists Preston Terminal Inc of Philadelphia, PA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0016957326.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-AEA-1078-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, 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, 8, 12.