Tower 1058462 — Bay City, TX

At 65 m, structure 1058462 is about half of the 119 m average across the 89 structures registered in Matagorda County. It is about 15% below the Texas average of 76 m across 20,684 registrations. Among the 75,247 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 15% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 61 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 65 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 16 m, which puts the top of the structure 81 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Bay City in Matagorda County, Texas, at coordinates 28.98250, -96.02972, with the site address filed as "ON HWY 35 3 MI W". Matagorda County has 89 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 63rd-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 58 of them are marked constructed. Texas as a whole has 20,684 registrations, the largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Sargent, TX · 1264537, a tower at 607 m (canceled).

Terminated means the FCC has ended the registration. The FCC issued registration 1058462 on May 29, 2012. Nationally, 8,910 of the 197,770 registrations (4.5%) carry the terminated status, including 745 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Kinder Morgan - TGP of Birmingham, AL as the registered owner. Across the registry it holds 5 structure registrations, including 3 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is GTOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 83-ASW-2244-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1F, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 3, 4, 5, 9.