Cell towers in Cattaraugus County, NY

The FCC registry lists 58 constructed antenna structures in Cattaraugus County, 2% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 35 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 10 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 58
2Tallest 480 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 190 ft) 260 ft

Structures

rank 12 of 62 in NY

Most common type

Tower

48% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Cattaraugus County

35 different registrants own the 58 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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 Cattaraugus County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, 70 feet taller than the New York median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Machias at 480 feet, built in 2026. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Cattaraugus 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
1211597	Other or unspecified	480 ft	2026	Machias	Saia Communications Inc.
1011756	Tower	364 ft	1988	Salmanaca	Seven Mountains Media, LLC
1207295	Tower	360 ft	2000	Ashford	STC Five LLC
1230521	Lattice tower	360 ft	2002	Allegany	SBA Towers, LLC
1220620	Tower	355 ft	2008	Killbuck	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1233685	Lattice tower	354 ft	2002	Cold Spring	SBA Properties, LLC
1205246	Tower	314 ft	1999	Leon	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1054744	Guyed tower	313 ft	1999	Franklinville	SBA Towers, LLC
1026111	Guyed tower	310 ft	1997	West Valley	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1250975	Guyed tower	310 ft	2006	Cattaragus	American Towers LLC
1032052	Guyed tower	309 ft	2006	Little Valley	American Towers LLC
1044110	Guyed tower	309 ft	2006	Olean	American Towers LLC
1003015	Lattice tower	308 ft	1941	Olean	Seven Mountains Media, LLC
1056636	Guyed tower	305 ft	1998	Randolph	American Towers LLC
1279451	Tower	304 ft	2011	Freedom	BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC
1007223	Tower	302 ft	1982	Mansfield	RJT Towers LLC
1033417	Tower	300 ft	1971	Ellicottville	WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION
1005829	Tower	299 ft	1996	Ashford	METRO ELECTRONICS SERVICE OF WNY INC
1007252	Tower	299 ft	2011	Olean	National grid USA Service Company Inc.
1226770	Tower	299 ft	1996	Hebdon	Subcarrier Communications, Inc.
1048762	Tower	298 ft	1998	Hinsdale	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1033421	Guyed tower	295 ft	1993	Killbuck	WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION
1002700	Tower	291 ft	1995	Ashford	HORIZON CELLULAR DBA = CELLULAR ONE
1004357	Tower	289 ft	2003	Ashford	American Towers LLC
1007543	Guyed tower	281 ft	1962	Little Valley	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1307269	Lattice tower	275 ft	1986	Salamanaca	Federal Bureau of Investigation
1033426	Guyed tower	270 ft	1971	New Albion	Saia Communications
1003014	Lattice tower	269 ft	1954	Olean	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1207294	Tower	260 ft	2000	Ellicottville	STC Five LLC
1296627	Lattice tower	260 ft	2015	Allegany	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1229033	Lattice tower	259 ft	2001	Olean	SBA Properties, LLC
1261548	Lattice tower	258 ft	2008	Randolph	SBA Towers II LLC
1229681	Lattice tower	255 ft	2001	Limestone	SBA Properties, LLC
1233527	Tower	255 ft	2002	Conewango	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1007789	Tower	250 ft	1972	Salamanca	Cogeco US (Penn), LLC
1033427	Tower	250 ft	1971	Olean	Calvary Chapel of Russell
1306320	Lattice tower	225 ft	2018	Portville	Up State Tower Co., L.L.C.
1055303	Tower	215 ft	1978	Olean	Novia Communications, LLC
1294781	Lattice tower	210 ft	2016	Gowanda	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1294782	Lattice tower	210 ft	2015	Perrysburg	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1047880	Tower	203 ft	1998	Olean	Seven Mountains Media, LLC
1322199	Lattice tower	200 ft	2020	Freedom	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1051595	Tower	199 ft	1991	Dayton	SBA Towers, LLC
1229625	Tower	199 ft	2001	Kill Buck	SBA Properties, LLC
1231389	Tower	199 ft	2002	Great Valley	SBA Properties, LLC
1298314	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Allegany	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1301426	Lattice tower	199 ft	2017	Great Valley	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1316063	Monopole	199 ft	2020	West Valley	CitySwitch II, LLC
1260811	Tower	198 ft	2008	Freedom	NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.
1028749	Tower	197 ft	2000	Perrysburg	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1226225	Tower	195 ft	2001	Frewsburg	FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES INC
1275772	Tower	195 ft	2010	Dayton	Saia Communications
1304304	Monopole	165 ft	2017	Olean	Up State Tower Co., L.L.C.
1238445	Tower	159 ft	2003	Freedom	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1064565	Tower	151 ft	1974	Olean	Private owner (name withheld)
1304305	Lattice tower	150 ft	2017	Olean	Up State Tower Co., L.L.C.
1329856	Monopole	150 ft	2025	East Otto	Blue Sky Towers IV, LLC
1007239	On a building	100 ft	1982	Olean	Verizon New York Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Cattaraugus 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: Queens County (62), Steuben County (62), Albany County (60), Dutchess County (58), Oswego 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.