Guyed tower 1049742 — Rapid City, SD

At 143 m, structure 1049742 is about 83% above the 78 m average across the 96 structures registered in Pennington County. It is about 71% above the South Dakota average of 84 m across 1,289 registrations. Among the 20,303 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (GTOWER), the average overall height is 107 m, so this one is about 34% above that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 122 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 143 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,170 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,314 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Rapid City in Pennington County, South Dakota, at coordinates 44.05181, -103.24414, with the site address filed as "3650 SKYLINE DRIVE". Pennington County has 96 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 2nd-largest count among the 66 South Dakota counties with registrations, and 52 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 Rapid City, SD · 1058451, a tower at 233 m (granted (not yet 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 1049742 on Nov 27, 2024. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 949 in South Dakota.

The FCC record lists SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA ,SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK of Vermillion, SD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002404358. Across the registry it holds 47 structure registrations, the 363rd-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 47 in South Dakota. Its most common filed structure-type code is GTOWER (31 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-AGL-16620-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1L, 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 3, 4, 5, 12.