Cell towers in Tehama County, CA

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Tehama County, 0% of California's 6,864. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 997 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 77 ft) 130 ft

Structures

rank 48 of 58 in CA

Most common type

Monopole

42% of structures

Over 200 feet

21% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Tehama County

11 different registrants own the 19 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Tehama County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 130 feet, 53 feet taller than the California median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Red Bluff at 997 feet, built in 1985. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Tehama County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Tehama County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1049183	Lattice tower	997 ft	1985	Red Bluff	California TV, LLC
1013300	Guyed tower	318 ft	2024	Gerber	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1016147	Tower	234 ft	1992	Kirkwood	Day Management Corporation
1013364	Tower	226 ft	2006	Corning	CCATT LLC
1061510	Lattice tower	193 ft	1998	Corning	American Towers LLC
1061512	Lattice tower	193 ft	2001	Red Bluff	American Towers LLC
1064836	Monopole	156 ft	2001	Red Bluff	American Towers LLC
1046159	Monopole	155 ft	1998	Corning	American Towers LLC
1223400	Tower	153 ft	2000	Cottonwood	SBA Towers II LLC
1332450	Monopole	130 ft	2026	Cottonwood	The Towers, LLC
1267804	Monopole	126 ft	2009	Corning	SBA Towers II LLC
1268508	Monopole	125 ft	2009	Red Bluff	SBA Towers II LLC
1222546	Tower	122 ft	2000	Corning	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1222727	Monopole	118 ft	2001	Red Bluff	SBA Towers II LLC
1012020	Pole	114 ft	1995	Red Bluff	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1296343	Pole	105 ft	2015	Red Bluff	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1329820	Monopole	101 ft	1995	Red Bluff	Cellco Partnership
1300220	Monopole	80 ft	2017	Red Bluff	Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership
1275661	Tower	39 ft	2010	Orland	US Army Corps of Engineers

If you have a tower lease in Tehama County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in California with similar tower counts: Sutter County (20), Lassen County (19), Santa Cruz County (19), San Francisco County (18), Glenn County (17).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.