Pole 1286754 — Blacksburg, VA

At 18 m, structure 1286754 is about 37% of the 49 m average across the 47 structures registered in Montgomery County. It is about 28% of 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 41% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 640 m, which puts the top of the structure 658 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia, at coordinates 37.21594, -80.41444, with the site address filed as "VA Tech University Parking Lot 4A, Southgate Blvd.". 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).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1286754 on Jun 14, 2017. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 321 in Virginia.

The FCC record lists Cellco Partnership of Alpharetta, GA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003290673. Across the registry it holds 7,050 structure registrations, the 2nd-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1,879 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-AEA-4304-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".