Tower 1200786 — Spearfish, SD

At 16 m, structure 1200786 is about 23% of the 72 m average across the 27 structures registered in Lawrence County. It is about 19% of the South Dakota average of 84 m across 1,289 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 21% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,231 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,247 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Spearfish in Lawrence County, South Dakota, at coordinates 44.48275, -103.82214, with the site address filed as "1 mi E & .5 mi N". Lawrence County has 27 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 12th-largest count among the 66 South Dakota counties with registrations, and 20 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 Lead, SD · 1042277, a tower at 194 m (constructed).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1200786 on Jun 15, 2000. Nationally, 15,900 of the 197,833 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 61 in South Dakota.

The FCC record lists Communications Services Inc of Denver, CO as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002322071. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 1 in South Dakota. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 99-AGL-2304-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, 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, 13.