4-tower array 1234517 — Weirton, WV

At 80 m, structure 1234517 is about 12% above the 71 m average across the 16 structures registered in Hancock County. It is roughly in line with the West Virginia average of 77 m across 1,958 registrations. Among the 295 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (4TA2), the average overall height is 83 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 305 m, which puts the top of the structure 385 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Weirton in Hancock County, West Virginia, at coordinates 40.44756, -80.56894, with the site address filed as "TWR 2 - FINANCE AND CARROLL ST". Hancock County has 16 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 43rd-largest count among the 55 West Virginia counties with registrations, and 14 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 Mingo Junction, OH · 1237867, a tower at 276 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 1234517 on Dec 6, 2018. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 1,492 in West Virginia.

The FCC record lists Robert William Scharnhorst and Kim Paris Scharnhorst of Steubenville, OH as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0028052363. Across the registry it holds 4 structure registrations, including 4 in West Virginia. Its most common filed structure-type code is 4TA1 (1 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 02-AEA-0493-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".