2-tower array 1018532 — Gretna, VA

At 87 m, structure 1018532 is about 27% above the 69 m average across the 61 structures registered in Pittsylvania County. It is about 31% above the Virginia average of 66 m across 4,237 registrations. Among the 377 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (2TA1), the average overall height is 86 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 223 m, which puts the top of the structure 309 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Gretna in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, at coordinates 36.92556, -79.33028, with the site address filed as "TWR 1 - 677 ZION RD". Pittsylvania County has 61 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 15th-largest count among the 132 Virginia counties with registrations, and 43 of them are marked constructed. Virginia as a whole has 4,237 registrations, the 19th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Thaxton, VA · 1016546, a tower at 375 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 1018532 on Jun 1, 2005. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 2,955 in Virginia.

The FCC record lists KSM Holdings, LLC of Forest, VA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0013554399. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in Virginia. Its most common filed structure-type code is 2TA1 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 97-AEA-3036-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 9, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style A". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 3, 4, 5, 13.