Tower 120596
Blacksburg, Virginia · Montgomery County
Overview
The FCC lists structure 120596 in Blacksburg, VA as a tower. Overall height above ground is 62 m, or 203 ft.
Within its county it ranks 4th out of 32 registered structures by overall height.
Base Communications, INC. is the registered owner, and this is the only structure it has registered anywhere in Virginia.
The geometric radio horizon at this height is roughly 32 km (20.1 mi). Treat it as a ceiling rather than a coverage estimate — it assumes flat, clear terrain and ignores power and frequency entirely.
Three other registered structures sit within 2.9 km (1.8 mi), the nearest 959 m to the S.
Its county accounts for 32 of the 2,950 structures registered across Virginia.
Location
Loading the map fetches tiles from OpenFreeMap, a third party. Nothing is requested from them until you press the button.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · tiles by OpenFreeMap
Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 120596 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 712 m (2,337 ft) |
| Constructed | 1969 |
| Date on record | 1 Oct 1969 |
| Coordinates | 37.23250, -80.44417 |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Registered owner | Base Communications, INC. |
| Owner type | Other |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Virginia | 1257th of 2,950 taller than 57.4% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Blacksburg | 2nd of 20 |
| Height rank in county | 4th of 32 |
| Median tower in Virginia | 67 m (220 ft) −7.6% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 32 km (20 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 8 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 959 m | S | Monopole | 28 m (91 ft) | 2644398 |
| 1.7 km (1.0 mi) | NE | Lattice tower | 23 m (75 ft) | 2634243 |
| 2.9 km (1.8 mi) | SW | Monopole | 33 m (108 ft) | 2720735 |
| 2.9 km (1.8 mi) | SW | Monopole | 27 m (89 ft) | 2718637 |
| 2.9 km (1.8 mi) | E | Building with tower | 37 m (122 ft) | 2605947 |
About this record
A freestanding tower whose specific construction is not further specified in the registration.
Record 120596 is drawn from the FCC ASR weekly file dated 2026-08-23. The database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 ft or near airports — so shorter masts and small cells will not appear.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.