Lattice tower 1318129 — San Marcos, TX

At 55 m, structure 1318129 is about 28% below the 76 m average across the 116 structures registered in Hays County. It is about 28% below 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 24% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 53 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 55 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 355 m, which puts the top of the structure 410 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near San Marcos in Hays County, Texas, at coordinates 29.93267, -98.13103, with the site address filed as "2743 Purgatory Rd (TX-09323 Potter - Post CX)". Hays County has 116 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 41st-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 72 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 Austin, TX · 1052848, a tower at 399 m (terminated).

Terminated means the FCC has ended the registration. The FCC issued registration 1318129 on Jan 21, 2021. Nationally, 8,910 of the 197,770 registrations (4.5%) carry the terminated status, including 745 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Skyway Towers, LLC of Tampa, FL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0014913248. Across the registry it holds 752 structure registrations, the 37th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 198 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (321 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2013-ASW-3001-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".