New York / Albany County
#11 of 62 NY counties · 60 structures
Cell towers in Albany County, NY
The FCC registry lists 60 constructed antenna structures in Albany County, 2% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 37 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 6 (10%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 60
- 2Tallest 499 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 190 ft) 168 ft
Who owns the towers in Albany County
37 different registrants own the 60 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 168 feet, 22 feet shorter than the New York median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Altamont at 499 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 22% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1231728 | Other or unspecified | 499 ft | 2002 | Altamont | Capital Region Broadcasters, LLC |
| 1039972 | Other or unspecified | 489 ft | 1973 | Glenmont | Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. |
| 1039973 | Other or unspecified | 489 ft | 1973 | Glenmont | Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. |
| 1039974 | Other or unspecified | 489 ft | 1973 | Glenmont | Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. |
| 1003995 | Tower | 463 ft | 1982 | New Scotland | WXXA-TV LLC |
| 1006740 | Tower | 417 ft | 1976 | Glenmont | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1003495 | Other or unspecified | 371 ft | 1948 | Albany | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1003496 | Other or unspecified | 371 ft | 1948 | Albany | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1003497 | Other or unspecified | 371 ft | 1948 | Albany | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1002871 | Tower | 315 ft | 1954 | Voorheesville | WRGB Licensee, LLC |
| 1062728 | Guyed tower | 308 ft | 1972 | Schenectady | Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. |
| 1005530 | Lattice tower | 281 ft | 1957 | Rensselaerville | American Towers LLC |
| 1035418 | Tower | 276 ft | 1963 | Helderberg | Nexstar Media Inc. |
| 1004679 | Tower | 271 ft | 1973 | New Scotland | Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC |
| 1007762 | Other or unspecified | 268 ft | 1989 | Albany | Pax et Bonum, Inc. |
| 1007763 | Other or unspecified | 268 ft | 1989 | Albany | Pax et Bonum, Inc. |
| 1007764 | Other or unspecified | 268 ft | 1989 | Albany | Pax et Bonum, Inc. |
| 1003990 | Tower | 255 ft | 1993 | Bethlehem | American Towers LLC |
| 1049073 | Tower | 253 ft | 1991 | Mallorycns/Bethlehem | K-LOVE, Inc. |
| 1039975 | Other or unspecified | 248 ft | 1980 | New Scotland | Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. |
| 1007063 | Tower | 206 ft | 1982 | New Scotland | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1007758 | Tower | 203 ft | 1968 | New Scotland | Townsquare Media of Albany, Inc. |
| 1274757 | Tower | 200 ft | 1997 | Selkirk | STC Five LLC |
| 1322334 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2018 | Guilderland | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1324293 | Guyed tower | 200 ft | 1975 | Rensselaerville | River Valley Radio, Inc. |
| 1009725 | Tower | 194 ft | 1996 | Bethlehem | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1062541 | Tower | 194 ft | 1998 | Latham | TOWN OF COLONIE POLICE DEPT. |
| 1009600 | Tower | 187 ft | 2002 | Colonie | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1041639 | Pole | 186 ft | 2003 | Selkirk | American Towers LLC |
| 1291489 | Lattice tower | 171 ft | 2015 | Colonie | State of New York/Division of State Police |
| 1326598 | Lattice tower | 164 ft | 2023 | Watervliet | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1062540 | Tower | 161 ft | 1998 | Loudonville | TOWN OF COLONIE POLICE DEPT. |
| 1328926 | Lattice tower | 160 ft | 1988 | Loudonville | Siena College |
| 1247730 | Tower | 155 ft | 2006 | Latham | iHeartMedia Entertainment, Inc. |
| 1282219 | Pole | 154 ft | 2004 | Colonie | CCATT LLC |
| 1322226 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2018 | Westerlo | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1314346 | Lattice tower | 150 ft | 2019 | Altamont | EIP Holdings IV, LLC |
| 1285865 | Monopole | 135 ft | 1998 | Schenectady | American Towers LLC |
| 1278739 | Tower | 132 ft | 2011 | Delmar | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1302858 | Monopole | 124 ft | 2017 | Clarksville | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1287734 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2013 | Colonie | Diamond Towers IV LLC |
| 1249249 | Pole | 106 ft | 2006 | Westerlo | Westerlo Volunteer Fire Department |
| 1003514 | Tower | 105 ft | 1996 | Colonie | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1231322 | Tower | 105 ft | 2002 | South Bethlehem | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1235788 | Pole | 105 ft | 2002 | Colonie | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1321655 | Monopole | 104 ft | 2021 | Bethlehem | Blue Sky Towers III, LLC |
| 1252804 | Lattice tower | 103 ft | 2005 | Latham | American Towers LLC |
| 1269662 | Tower | 96 ft | 2003 | Albany | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1201080 | Tower | 90 ft | 1999 | Bethlehem | CSX Transportation |
| 1204789 | Tower | 90 ft | 1991 | Latham | Town Of Colonie |
| 1296619 | Monopole | 89 ft | 2017 | Albany | Cellco Partnership |
| 1201744 | Tower | 79 ft | 1999 | South Bethlehem | CSX Transportation |
| 1264353 | Pole | 74 ft | 2004 | Latham | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1303805 | Monopole | 74 ft | 2018 | Latham | VB RUN, LLC |
| 1248522 | Monopole | 69 ft | 2005 | Latham | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1201078 | Tower | 68 ft | 1999 | Bethlehem | CSX Transportation |
| 1237174 | Tower | 68 ft | 2002 | Colonie | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1003911 | On a building | 60 ft | 1997 | Albany | Cellco Partnership |
| 1282472 | Tower | 60 ft | 2012 | Loudonville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1328523 | On a building | 54 ft | 2022 | Latham | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Albany 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 New York with similar tower counts: Jefferson County (69), Queens County (62), Steuben County (62), Cattaraugus County (58), Dutchess County (58).
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.