Lattice tower 1311576 — Menard, TX

At 106 m, structure 1311576 is roughly in line with the 102 m average across the 19 structures registered in Menard County. It is about 38% 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 45% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 615 m, which puts the top of the structure 721 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Menard in Menard County, Texas, at coordinates 30.95214, -99.75200, with the site address filed as "5253 Callan Lane". Menard County has 19 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 227th-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 16 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 Mason, TX · 1228034, a tower at 255 m (granted (not yet 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 1311576 on May 27, 2026. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 14,615 in Texas.

The FCC record lists AEP Texas of Gahanna, OH as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0025944117. Across the registry it holds 158 structure registrations, the 135th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 158 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (95 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2019-ASW-845-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.