Lattice tower 1316459 — Etowah, TN

At 31 m, structure 1316459 is about 43% of the 72 m average across the 67 structures registered in McMinn County. It is about 41% 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 42% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 316 m, which puts the top of the structure 347 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Etowah in McMinn County, Tennessee, at coordinates 35.35522, -84.53631, with the site address filed as "Eastview Water Tank Tower". McMinn County has 67 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 16th-largest count among the 95 Tennessee counties with registrations, and 48 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 Benton Station, TN · 1282891, a tower at 194 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 1316459 on Oct 5, 2020. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 3,743 in Tennessee.

The FCC record lists Dalton Communications Inc. of Dalton, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004587556. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 1 in Tennessee. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2020-ASO-13902-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".