3-tower array 1255859 — Sterling, VA

At 59 m, structure 1255859 is about 27% above the 47 m average across the 96 structures registered in Loudoun County. It is about 10% below the Virginia average of 66 m across 4,239 registrations. Among the 379 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (3TA1), the average overall height is 87 m, so this one is about 32% below that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 64 m, which puts the top of the structure 124 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Sterling in Loudoun County, Virginia, at coordinates 39.04094, -77.44425, with the site address filed as "1.3km from inter of VA state Rd 38 and Hwy 7, on a bearing of 249 degrees T.". Loudoun County has 96 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 8th-largest count among the 132 Virginia counties with registrations, and 53 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).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1255859 on Jul 25, 2007. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 2,955 in Virginia.

The FCC record lists Potomac Radio, LLC of Falls Church, VA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0013816491. Across the registry it holds 3 structure registrations, including 3 in Virginia. Its most common filed structure-type code is 3TA1 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2007-AEA-270-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".