Lattice tower 1288976 — Galveston, TX

At 108 m, structure 1288976 is about 39% above the 77 m average across the 130 structures registered in Galveston County. It is about 41% above 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 48% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1 m, which puts the top of the structure 109 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Galveston in Galveston County, Texas, at coordinates 29.29344, -94.83328, with the site address filed as "502-1/2 59th Street". 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 1288976 on Nov 27, 2019. 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 Galveston County Emergency Communications District of Dickinson, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0011201415. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2011-ASW-6807-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, 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.