Tower 1201229 — North Charleston, SC

At 31 m, structure 1201229 is about 42% of the 72 m average across the 236 structures registered in Charleston County. It is about 38% of 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 40% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 10 m, which puts the top of the structure 40 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near North Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina, at coordinates 32.90944, -80.02889, with the site address filed as "6355 Fain St". Charleston County has 236 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 4th-largest count among the 46 South Carolina counties with registrations, and 169 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 1201229 on Aug 10, 1999. 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 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-725-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, 2.