Lattice tower 1312861 — Gainesville, TX

At 29 m, structure 1312861 is about 25% of the 114 m average across the 72 structures registered in Cooke County. It is about 38% of the Texas average of 76 m across 20,684 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 40% of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 27 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 29 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 242 m, which puts the top of the structure 271 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Gainesville in Cooke County, Texas, at coordinates 33.64650, -97.16364, with the site address filed as "1900 Hospital Blvd". Cooke County has 72 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 85th-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 54 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 Era, TX · 1248974, a tower at 610 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 1312861 on Nov 22, 2019. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 14,615 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Muenster Telephone Corporation of Texas d/b/a Nortex Communications Company of Muenster, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004285474. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 3 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2019-ASW-14131-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".