Guyed tower 1300967 — Albany, TX

At 159 m, structure 1300967 is about 78% above the 89 m average across the 23 structures registered in Shackelford County. It is about twice the Texas average of 76 m across 20,674 registrations. Among the 20,259 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (GTOWER), the average overall height is 107 m, so this one is about 49% above that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 152 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 159 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 597 m, which puts the top of the structure 755 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Albany in Shackelford County, Texas, at coordinates 32.71336, -99.42639, with the site address filed as "7.5 mi west of Albany, TX, .4 mi north of Hwy 180". Shackelford County has 23 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 213th-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 17 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 Albany, TX · 1048785, a guyed tower at 153 m (constructed).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1300967 on Dec 7, 2016. Nationally, 18,398 of the 197,703 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 2,217 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Tower at 9 Mile Hill Company, LLC of Albany, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0024288656.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2016-ASW-8761-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1L, 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 4, 8, 12.