Lattice tower 1287163 — Ridgeley, WV

At 37 m, structure 1287163 is about 38% below the 59 m average across the 19 structures registered in Mineral County. It is about half of the West Virginia average of 77 m across 1,958 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 half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 470 m, which puts the top of the structure 507 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Ridgeley in Mineral County, West Virginia, at coordinates 39.61972, -78.79050, with the site address filed as "Off of Rt 28 South of". Mineral County has 19 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 38th-largest count among the 55 West Virginia counties with registrations, and 11 of them are marked constructed. West Virginia as a whole has 1,958 registrations, the 32nd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Frostburg, MD · 1045836, a tower at 136 m (terminated).

Canceled means the registration is no longer active in the FCC registry; the record is kept here as part of the registry's history. The FCC issued registration 1287163 on Aug 19, 2013. Nationally, 15,900 of the 197,833 registrations (8%) carry the canceled status, including 190 in West Virginia.

The FCC record lists TWO WAY RADIO SERVICE INC of Cumberland, MD as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002151371. Across the registry it holds 2 structure registrations, including 2 in West Virginia. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2012-AEA-5109-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, 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, 12.