Monopole 1298928 — Elmira, NY

At 19 m, structure 1298928 is about 30% of the 65 m average across the 51 structures registered in Chemung County. It is about 31% of the New York average of 62 m across 3,755 registrations. Among the 24,665 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (MTOWER), the average overall height is 42 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 272 m, which puts the top of the structure 291 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Elmira in Chemung County, New York, at coordinates 42.14836, -76.83069, with the site address filed as "Along railroad right of way near MP SR 276.9". Chemung County has 51 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 24th-largest count among the 62 New York counties with registrations, and 43 of them are marked constructed. New York as a whole has 3,755 registrations, the 23rd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Elmira, NY · 1010439, a guyed tower at 257 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 1298928 on May 10, 2024. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 2,735 in New York.

The FCC record lists Norfolk Southern Railway Company of Atlanta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004228979. Across the registry it holds 549 structure registrations, the 48th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (204 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-AEA-7061-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".