Structure 1205990 — Westport, SD

At 45 m, structure 1205990 is about 29% below the 63 m average across the 56 structures registered in Brown County. It is about half of the South Dakota average of 84 m across 1,289 registrations.

The supporting structure itself measures 43 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 45 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 426 m, which puts the top of the structure 471 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Westport in Brown County, South Dakota, at coordinates 45.60583, -98.60731, with the site address filed as "6 MI SW". Brown County has 56 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 3rd-largest count among the 66 South Dakota counties with registrations, and 40 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 Chelsea, SD · 1018772, a tower at 183 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 1205990 on Sep 15, 2022. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 949 in South Dakota.

The FCC record lists James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company of Groton, SD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003709888. Across the registry it holds 9 structure registrations, including 9 in South Dakota. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (5 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 95-AGL-2099-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".