Florida / Manatee County
#27 of 67 FL counties · 81 structures
Cell towers in Manatee County, FL
The FCC registry lists 81 constructed antenna structures in Manatee County, 1% of Florida's 6,647. Ownership is spread across 37 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 20 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 33 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 81
- 2Tallest 1667 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 199 ft) 199 ft
Who owns the towers in Manatee County
37 different registrants own the 81 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 199 feet, close to the Florida median of 199 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Fruitville Park at 1667 feet, built in 1985. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1029633 | Guyed tower | 1667 ft | 1985 | Fruitville Park | American Towers LLC |
| 1028035 | Guyed tower | 815 ft | 2017 | Parrish | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1034035 | Guyed tower | 609 ft | 1999 | Palmetto | Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC |
| 1027617 | Tower | 500 ft | 1973 | Bradenton | Cell Site Capital LLC |
| 1022225 | Guyed tower | 499 ft | 1997 | Bradenton | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1038785 | Guyed tower | 326 ft | 1995 | Bradenton | American Towers LLC |
| 1036743 | Tower | 320 ft | 1990 | Bradenton | FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT |
| 1218227 | Tower | 305 ft | 2000 | Palmetto | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1010542 | Tower | 299 ft | 2000 | Myakka City | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1010642 | Lattice tower | 299 ft | 1988 | Myakka City | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1239266 | Tower | 299 ft | 1988 | Bradenton | School Board of Manatee County |
| 1030775 | Tower | 280 ft | 1989 | Bradenton | FL GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH COMMISSION |
| 1004339 | Lattice tower | 273 ft | 1997 | Parrish | American Towers LLC |
| 1306693 | Lattice tower | 272 ft | 2018 | Parish | Manatee County Government |
| 1258432 | Tower | 270 ft | 2008 | Bradenton | Manatee County Government |
| 1329106 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 2024 | Bradenton | Manatee County Government |
| 1042850 | Tower | 269 ft | 1983 | Bradenton | Manatee County Government |
| 1042851 | Tower | 269 ft | 1979 | Bradenton | Manatee County Government |
| 1225651 | Tower | 265 ft | 2009 | Myakka | STC Two LLC |
| 1305662 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2022 | Myakka City | STC Two LLC |
| 1313408 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2020 | Parrish | NexTower Development Group II, LLC |
| 1227006 | Tower | 258 ft | 2002 | Parrish | STC Two LLC |
| 1208238 | Tower | 256 ft | 2000 | Bradenton | STC Two LLC |
| 1217671 | Tower | 255 ft | 2001 | Duette | STC Two LLC |
| 1232924 | Lattice tower | 248 ft | 2003 | Bradenton | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1007878 | Tower | 245 ft | 1997 | Bradenton | Verizon Wireless Personal Communications LP |
| 1238846 | Tower | 242 ft | 2004 | Duette | ALLTEL WIRELESS HOLDINGS, LLC |
| 1009119 | Tower | 240 ft | 1996 | Palmetto | Cellco Partnership |
| 1028927 | Lattice tower | 226 ft | 1994 | Myakka City | CCATT LLC |
| 1241840 | Tower | 219 ft | 2006 | Bradenton | Manatee County Government |
| 1244506 | Tower | 219 ft | 2005 | Myakka City | Manatee County Government |
| 1251521 | Tower | 219 ft | 2006 | Bradenton | Manatee County Government |
| 1252985 | Pole | 219 ft | 2007 | Bradenton | Manatee County Government |
| 1256202 | Tower | 219 ft | 2007 | Bradenton | Manatee County Government |
| 1011628 | Pole | 216 ft | 2000 | University Park | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1306770 | Lattice tower | 214 ft | 2018 | Cortez | Manatee County Government |
| 1053184 | Tower | 200 ft | 1977 | Myakka City | Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC |
| 1261096 | Tower | 200 ft | 2011 | Myakka City | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1322666 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2016 | Bradenton | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1324129 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2022 | Parrish | Tarpon Towers III, LLC |
| 1010541 | Tower | 199 ft | 1994 | Palmetto | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1010739 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 1989 | Palmetto | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1284179 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2012 | Palmetto | TV6 Holdings LLC |
| 1302887 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2018 | Bradenton | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1058055 | Pole | 197 ft | 1999 | Palmetto | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1029177 | Lattice tower | 194 ft | 1997 | Bradenton | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1063011 | Monopole | 190 ft | 1999 | Palmetto | American Towers LLC |
| 1274029 | Pole | 186 ft | 2006 | Rubonia | CCATT LLC |
| 1306772 | Lattice tower | 184 ft | 2018 | Sarasota | Manatee County Government |
| 1259739 | Tower | 182 ft | 2009 | Bradenton | American Towers LLC |
| 1294602 | Monopole | 180 ft | 2015 | Anna Maria | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1062185 | Monopole | 175 ft | 1998 | Palmetto | American Towers LLC |
| 1313811 | Monopole | 165 ft | 2023 | Lakewood Ranch | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1011626 | Mast | 164 ft | 1994 | Bradenton | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1010598 | Monopole | 162 ft | 1990 | Bradenton | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1315505 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2018 | Ellenton | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1290883 | Monopole | 157 ft | 2014 | Bradenton | SB ATowers IX, LLC |
| 1028928 | Lattice tower | 156 ft | 1996 | Bradenton | CCATT LLC |
| 1263683 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2008 | Bradenton | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1281297 | Pole | 154 ft | 2012 | Palmetto | Cellco Partnership |
| 1321992 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2022 | Bradenton | Milestone Tower |
| 1332104 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2026 | Lakewood Ranch | Milestone Towers |
| 1048929 | Tower | 153 ft | 1968 | Bradenton | GREENROSE BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC. |
| 1255791 | Tower | 150 ft | 2007 | Bradenton | Tower Development Corporation |
| 1302805 | Monopole | 142 ft | 2017 | Sarasota | EIP Holdings IV, LLC |
| 1028926 | Tower | 141 ft | 1993 | Bradenton | CCATT LLC |
| 1289251 | Monopole | 135 ft | 1991 | Bradenton | CCATT LLC |
| 1010647 | Mast | 134 ft | 1994 | Oneco | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1244741 | Pole | 131 ft | 2004 | Sarasota | Cellco Partnership |
| 1008746 | Monopole | 128 ft | 1996 | Tallevast | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1010540 | Lattice tower | 128 ft | 1989 | Bradenton | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1277139 | Pole | 126 ft | 2006 | Bradenton | CCATT LLC |
| 1205821 | Pole | 120 ft | 1999 | Bradenton | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1241805 | Tower | 120 ft | 2004 | Bradenton | Manatee County Utilities |
| 1324262 | Monopole | 115 ft | 2022 | Bradenton | TowerCom VIII-B,LLC |
| 1058056 | Tower | 114 ft | 1999 | Bradenton | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1029620 | Tower | 113 ft | 1996 | Bradenton | Cellco Partnership |
| 1047329 | Monopole | 110 ft | 1995 | Sarasota | American Towers LLC |
| 1320908 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2026 | Bradenton | 1 Source Towers, LLC |
| 1244469 | Pole | 100 ft | 2001 | Sarasota | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1304819 | Lattice tower | 100 ft | 2018 | Palmetto | Manatee County Government |
If you have a tower lease in Manatee 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 Florida with similar tower counts: Charlotte County (87), Seminole County (87), Collier County (81), St. Lucie County (80), St. Johns County (79).
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.