Tower 1202673 — Ramireno, TX

At 124 m, structure 1202673 is about 28% above the 97 m average across the 37 structures registered in Zapata County. It is about 63% above 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 63% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 105 m, which puts the top of the structure 229 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Ramireno in Zapata County, Texas, at coordinates 27.00642, -99.38169, with the site address filed as "0.2 miles North of Ramireno, Texas". Zapata County has 37 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 164th-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 23 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 Laredo, TX · 1057362, a tower at 186 m (dismantled).

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 1202673 on Sep 13, 1999. 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 La Nueva Cadena Radio Luz, Inc. of Laredo, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0006158018. Across the registry it holds 4 structure registrations, including 4 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 99-ASW-2077-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, 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, 13.