Tower 1265317 — Sargent, TX

At 607 m, structure 1265317 is about 5.1 times the 119 m average across the 89 structures registered in Matagorda County. It is about 7.9 times 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 8.0 times that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 3 m, which puts the top of the structure 610 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Sargent in Matagorda County, Texas, at coordinates 28.85139, -95.67686, with the site address filed as "Sargent, Texas". Matagorda County has 89 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 63rd-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 58 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 Sargent, TX · 1241391, a tower at 610 m (canceled).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1265317 on Apr 5, 2024. Nationally, 15,896 of the 197,770 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 1,536 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Estrella Radio License of Houston LLC of Burbank, CA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0016264632. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2007-ASW-1764-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 6, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style C". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 7, 12.