4-tower array 1018232 — Fairfax, VA

At 51 m, structure 1018232 is roughly in line with the 50 m average across the 7 structures registered in Fairfax city. It is about 23% below the Virginia average of 66 m across 4,239 registrations. Among the 299 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (4TA4), the average overall height is 81 m, so this one is about 37% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 116 m, which puts the top of the structure 166 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Fairfax in Fairfax city, Virginia, at coordinates 38.85222, -77.31583, with the site address filed as "TWR 4 - OAK & SECOND STS". Fairfax city has 7 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 116th-largest count among the 132 Virginia counties with registrations, and 2 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 Bethesda, MD · 1035708, a tower at 247 m (constructed).

Terminated means the FCC has ended the registration. The FCC issued registration 1018232 on Jun 19, 1997. Nationally, 8,910 of the 197,770 registrations (4.5%) carry the terminated status, including 334 in Virginia.

The FCC record lists FAMILY RADIO LTD DBA = WDCT AM of Fairfax, VA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0004987608. Across the registry it holds 4 structure registrations, including 4 in Virginia. Its most common filed structure-type code is 4TA1 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 73-EA-210-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 2, is listed on the FCC registration form as "Paint only". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 1.