2-tower array 1031978 — Bellingham, WA

At 78 m, structure 1031978 is about 54% above the 51 m average across the 104 structures registered in Whatcom County. It is about 84% above the Washington average of 42 m across 3,659 registrations. Among the 377 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (2TA1), the average overall height is 86 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 84 m, which puts the top of the structure 162 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Bellingham in Whatcom County, Washington, at coordinates 48.79722, -122.46944, with the site address filed as "TWR 1 - END OF JAMES ST RD, KING MOUNTAIN AREA". Whatcom County has 104 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 9th-largest count among the 38 Washington counties with registrations, and 81 of them are marked constructed. Washington as a whole has 3,659 registrations, the 26th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Eastsound, WA · 1032381, a structure at 160 m (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 1031978 on Jun 17, 2005. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 2,531 in Washington.

The FCC record lists Saga Broadcasting, LLC of Grosse Pointe Farms, MI as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0009112459. Across the registry it holds 7 structure registrations, including 7 in Washington. Its most common filed structure-type code is 2TA1 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 87-ANM-0095-OE, 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 1, 3, 11, 21.