Lattice tower 1294980 — Abilene, TX

At 35 m, structure 1294980 is about half of the 69 m average across the 167 structures registered in Taylor County. It is about half of the Texas average of 76 m across 20,674 registrations. Among the 35,838 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 site's filed ground elevation is 542 m, which puts the top of the structure 577 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Abilene in Taylor County, Texas, at coordinates 32.39711, -99.66667, with the site address filed as "4318 Hwy 36 E". Taylor County has 167 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 22nd-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 96 of them are marked constructed. Texas as a whole has 20,674 registrations, the largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Clyde, TX · 1212752, a tower at 246 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 1294980 on May 9, 2016. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 14,610 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Federal Aviation Administration of Fort Worth, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0023146517. Across the registry it holds 20 structure registrations, including 7 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is GTOWER (12 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2002-ASW-7085-NRA, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 1, 2.