Tank 1059431 — Blacksburg, VA

At 24 m, structure 1059431 is about half of the 49 m average across the 47 structures registered in Montgomery County. It is about 37% of the Virginia average of 66 m across 4,239 registrations. Among the 1,098 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TANK), the average overall height is 43 m, so this one is about 44% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 696 m, which puts the top of the structure 720 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia, at coordinates 37.23556, -80.39972, with the site address filed as "CLAY ST.". Montgomery County has 47 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 22nd-largest count among the 132 Virginia counties with registrations, and 32 of them are marked constructed. Virginia as a whole has 4,239 registrations, the 19th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Floyd, VA · 1251379, a tower at 123 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 1059431 on May 11, 2016. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 2,955 in Virginia.

The FCC record lists Shenandoah Personal Communications of Edinburg, VA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0021503834. Across the registry it holds 9 structure registrations, including 7 in Virginia. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (5 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 98-AEA-1713-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 13.