4-tower array 1042334 — Fort Pierre, SD

At 71 m, structure 1042334 is about 24% below the 93 m average across the 25 structures registered in Stanley County. It is about 15% below the South Dakota average of 84 m across 1,289 registrations. Among the 300 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (4TA3), the average overall height is 83 m, so this one is about 14% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 555 m, which puts the top of the structure 626 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Fort Pierre in Stanley County, South Dakota, at coordinates 44.28694, -100.34000, with the site address filed as "TWR 3 5.0 MI S". Stanley County has 25 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 14th-largest count among the 66 South Dakota counties with registrations, and 22 of them are marked constructed. South Dakota as a whole has 1,289 registrations, the 42nd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Presho, SD · 1041931, a tower at 332 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 1042334 on Aug 2, 2012. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 949 in South Dakota.

The FCC record lists James River Broadcasting Company of Valley City, ND as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002428506. Across the registry it holds 6 structure registrations, including 6 in South Dakota. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 74-RM-190-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, 11, 21.