Pole 1048048 — Weslaco, TX

At 34 m, structure 1048048 is about half of the 67 m average across the 272 structures registered in Hidalgo County. It is about 45% of the Texas average of 76 m across 20,674 registrations. Among the 16,541 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about 10% above that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 31 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 34 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 23 m, which puts the top of the structure 57 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Weslaco in Hidalgo County, Texas, at coordinates 26.17508, -97.99922, with the site address filed as "BORDER AVE". Hidalgo County has 272 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 9th-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 215 of them are marked constructed. Texas as a whole has 20,674 registrations, the largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Santa Maria, TX · 1206915, a tower at 483 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 1048048 on Sep 12, 2025. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 14,610 in Texas.

The FCC record lists MCALLEN-EDINBURG-MISSION SMSA TOWER HOLDINGS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP of Plano, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004334256. Across the registry it holds 6 structure registrations, including 6 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is POLE (4 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 97-ASW-2461-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".