Lattice tower 1296379 — Martinsville, VA

At 31 m, structure 1296379 is about half of the 64 m average across the 3 structures registered in Martinsville city. It is about half of the Virginia average of 66 m across 4,241 registrations. Among the 35,918 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 43% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 274 m, which puts the top of the structure 305 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Martinsville in Martinsville city, Virginia, at coordinates 36.68542, -79.88522, with the site address filed as "200 Sellers Street". Martinsville city has 3 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 125th-largest count among the 132 Virginia counties with registrations, and 2 of them are marked constructed. Virginia as a whole has 4,241 registrations, the 19th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Madison, NC · 1007580, a guyed tower at 317 m (constructed).

Dismantled means the owner has notified the FCC that the structure was taken down. The FCC issued registration 1296379 on Nov 18, 2025. Nationally, 12,705 of the 197,833 registrations (6.4%) carry the dismantled status, including 232 in Virginia.

The FCC record lists GCSEAC, Inc. of Martinsville, VA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0027260199. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 3 in Virginia. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-AEA-3612-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".