Tower 1263862 — San Diego, TX

At 152 m, structure 1263862 is about 70% above the 89 m average across the 63 structures registered in Jim Wells County. It is about twice 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 twice that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 91 m, which puts the top of the structure 243 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near San Diego in Jim Wells County, Texas, at coordinates 27.76336, -98.22503, with the site address filed as "East of San Diego, Texas north of Route 44.". Jim Wells County has 63 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 101st-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 41 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 Alice, TX · 1047712, a tower at 183 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 1263862 on Jun 18, 2008. 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 0007147754. 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 2006-ASW-4087-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, 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, 12.