Pole 1276922 — Blacksburg, VA

At 61 m, structure 1276922 is about 24% above the 49 m average across the 47 structures registered in Montgomery County. It is roughly in line with the Virginia average of 66 m across 4,239 registrations. Among the 16,546 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about twice that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 59 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 61 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 661 m, which puts the top of the structure 722 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia, at coordinates 37.24378, -80.39239, with the site address filed as "1457 Harding Road". 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).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history.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 1276922 on May 7, 2012. Nationally, 15,896 of the 197,770 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 397 in Virginia.

The FCC record lists New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC of Plano, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003291192. Across the registry it holds 1,952 structure registrations, the 14th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (688 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2010-AEA-4277-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".