4-tower array 1236220 — Galveston, TX

At 63 m, structure 1236220 is about 18% below the 77 m average across the 130 structures registered in Galveston County. It is about 17% below the Texas average of 76 m across 20,684 registrations. Among the 295 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (4TA2), the average overall height is 83 m, so this one is about 24% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 6 m, which puts the top of the structure 69 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, at coordinates 29.31456, -94.80539, with the site address filed as "Located north of the intersection of Bradner & Todd Shipyard Rd on Pelican Islan". Galveston County has 130 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 31st-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 81 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 Hitchcock, TX · 1254220, a guyed tower at 612 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 1236220 on Oct 10, 2002. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 2,213 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Siga Broadcasting Corporation of Houston, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003790425. Across the registry it holds 20 structure registrations, including 20 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is 2TA1 (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 98-ASW-5321-OE, 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 1, 3, 11, 21.