Lattice tower 1297252 — Oakwood, VA

At 95 m, structure 1297252 is about 27% above the 75 m average across the 23 structures registered in Buchanan County. It is about 43% above 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 30% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 432 m, which puts the top of the structure 526 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Oakwood in Buchanan County, Virginia, at coordinates 37.20825, -82.00325, with the site address filed as "1352 Popular Grove Rd.". Buchanan County has 23 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 68th-largest count among the 132 Virginia counties with registrations, and 19 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 Cedar Bluff, VA · 1018302, a tower at 130 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 1297252 on Oct 15, 2015. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 2,959 in Virginia.

The FCC record lists Virginia Coalfield Coalition of Lebanon, VA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0022225338. Across the registry it holds 19 structure registrations, including 19 in Virginia. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (15 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2014-AEA-6732-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 12.