Tower 1045267 — Huger, SC

At 152 m, structure 1045267 is about twice the 78 m average across the 175 structures registered in Berkeley County. It is about 88% above the South Carolina average of 81 m across 4,407 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 twice that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 12 m, which puts the top of the structure 164 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Huger in Berkeley County, South Carolina, at coordinates 33.04222, -79.81000, with the site address filed as "HWY DEPT 4 MI S ON HWY 41". Berkeley County has 175 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 7th-largest count among the 46 South Carolina counties with registrations, and 116 of them are marked constructed. South Carolina as a whole has 4,407 registrations, the 18th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Awendaw, SC · 1051231, a tower at 610 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 1045267 on May 8, 1998. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 3,415 in South Carolina.

The FCC record lists SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF DBA = SC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION of Columbia, SC as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001859701. Across the registry it holds 24 structure registrations, including 24 in South Carolina. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (14 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 75-SO-726-OE, 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 1, 3, 4, 13, 21.