Lattice tower 1300421 — Bristol, TN

At 33 m, structure 1300421 is about half of the 72 m average across the 82 structures registered in Sullivan County. It is about 45% of the Tennessee average of 74 m across 4,893 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 32 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 33 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 595 m, which puts the top of the structure 629 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Bristol in Sullivan County, Tennessee, at coordinates 36.58064, -82.19656, with the site address filed as "25 Ridgeview Drive (Beaver Creek Site)". Sullivan County has 82 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 9th-largest count among the 95 Tennessee counties with registrations, and 62 of them are marked constructed. Tennessee as a whole has 4,893 registrations, the 17th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Kingsport, TN · 1017996, a guyed tower at 154 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 1300421 on Nov 13, 2022. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 3,743 in Tennessee.

The FCC record lists Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed of Charlotte, NC as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001770122. Across the registry it holds 8 structure registrations, including 7 in Tennessee. Its most common filed structure-type code is BTWR (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2016-ASO-17574-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".