New York / Chautauqua County
#6 of 62 NY counties · 74 structures
Cell towers in Chautauqua County, NY
The FCC registry lists 74 constructed antenna structures in Chautauqua County, 3% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 34 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 12 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 29 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 74
- 2Tallest 1059 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 190 ft) 202 ft
Who owns the towers in Chautauqua County
34 different registrants own the 74 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 202 feet, 12 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 Arkwright at 1059 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1009129 | Other or unspecified | 1059 ft | 1996 | Arkwright | TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC. |
| 1033423 | Tower | 550 ft | 1979 | Fredonia | Saia Communications Inc |
| 1016046 | Guyed tower | 528 ft | 1986 | Jamestown | American Towers LLC |
| 1003200 | Guyed tower | 450 ft | 1995 | Ripley | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1006162 | Tower | 410 ft | 2000 | Jamestown | American Towers LLC |
| 1011678 | Tower | 400 ft | 1971 | Pekin Point | Subcarrier Communications, Inc. |
| 1005407 | Tower | 323 ft | 1989 | Fredonia | Chadwick Bay Broadcasting Corporation |
| 1017293 | Tower | 321 ft | 2007 | Sherman | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1031643 | Tower | 316 ft | 2000 | North Harmony | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1230159 | Tower | 310 ft | 2001 | Fentonville | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1220404 | Tower | 309 ft | 2006 | Sinclairsville | American Towers LLC |
| 1029313 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 1998 | Cherry Creek | American Towers LLC |
| 1231658 | Tower | 305 ft | 2002 | Mina | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1020625 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2006 | Irving | American Towers LLC |
| 1214178 | Tower | 300 ft | 2000 | Cassadaga | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1006161 | Tower | 299 ft | 2000 | Arkwright | BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC |
| 1009032 | Guyed tower | 299 ft | 1991 | Forestville | Subcarrier Communications, Inc. |
| 1009026 | Tower | 295 ft | 1984 | Stockton | Subcarrier Communications, Inc. |
| 1224512 | Lattice tower | 293 ft | 2004 | Gerry | American Towers LLC |
| 1306698 | Guyed tower | 293 ft | 2020 | Westfield | BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC |
| 1010088 | Tower | 289 ft | 1997 | Hanover | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1029350 | Tower | 281 ft | 1976 | Westfield | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| 1217738 | Tower | 265 ft | 2007 | Ellery | COUNTY OF CHAUTAUQUA |
| 1012274 | Tower | 264 ft | 2000 | Kennedy | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1232103 | Tower | 260 ft | 2002 | Mina | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1279914 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2011 | Sherman | American Towers LLC |
| 1047463 | Tower | 255 ft | 2000 | Portland | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1261367 | Tower | 255 ft | 2008 | Ellington | BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC |
| 1010180 | Lattice tower | 247 ft | 2011 | Ripley | American Towers LLC |
| 1217743 | Tower | 245 ft | 2001 | Arkwright | COUNTY OF CHAUTAUQUA |
| 1011244 | Lattice tower | 243 ft | 1997 | Hanover | STC Five LLC |
| 1229378 | Lattice tower | 233 ft | 2001 | Ripley | American Towers LLC |
| 1009675 | Tower | 230 ft | 2000 | Pomfret | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1233485 | Tower | 228 ft | 2002 | Westfield | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1009030 | Tower | 215 ft | 2006 | Clymer | Tennessee Gas Company LLC |
| 1033418 | Tower | 209 ft | 1974 | Ellington | saia communications |
| 1327906 | Lattice tower | 204 ft | 2023 | Busti | Up State Tower Co., L.L.C. |
| 1023434 | Lattice tower | 201 ft | 1994 | Ellery Center | American Towers LLC |
| 1064936 | Tower | 200 ft | 1998 | Dunkirk | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1322122 | Monopole | 200 ft | 2021 | Dewittville | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1322125 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2020 | Hanover | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1322329 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2019 | Poland | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1237324 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2002 | Chautauqua | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1256616 | Tower | 199 ft | 2007 | Mina | BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC |
| 1297233 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2017 | Jamestown | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1297279 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2016 | Fredonia | Horvath Towers III, LLC |
| 1314902 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2020 | Brocton | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1326454 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2023 | Jamestown | Tarpon Towers III, LLC |
| 1234128 | Lattice tower | 194 ft | 1998 | Fredonia | EIP Communications I, LLC |
| 1302746 | Lattice tower | 194 ft | 2017 | Bemus Point | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1302342 | Guyed tower | 190 ft | 2017 | Forestville | DFT Communications Corporation |
| 1236316 | Tower | 187 ft | 1977 | Ellery Center | Associates Paging, Inc |
| 1031246 | Lattice tower | 185 ft | 2004 | Dunkirk | American Towers LLC |
| 1233604 | Tower | 169 ft | 2002 | Sheridan | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1206329 | On a building | 160 ft | 1999 | Mayville | COUNTY OF CHAUTAUQUA |
| 1238956 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2003 | Mayville | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1236517 | Tower | 156 ft | 2001 | Dunkirk | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1252686 | Tower | 155 ft | 2006 | Fredonia | BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC |
| 1304168 | Lattice tower | 155 ft | 2018 | Fredonia | Up State Tower Co., L.L.C. |
| 1230050 | Lattice tower | 154 ft | 2001 | Jamestown | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1326307 | Monopole | 152 ft | 2023 | Jamestown | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1257900 | Tower | 151 ft | 2008 | Mayville | COUNTY OF CHAUTAUQUA |
| 1005710 | Tower | 150 ft | 1996 | Fredonia | Northeast Tower Rental |
| 1310702 | Monopole | 150 ft | 2020 | Jamestown | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1005709 | Guyed tower | 149 ft | 1993 | Jamestown | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1205704 | Tower | 143 ft | 1991 | Falconer | Saia Communications, Inc. |
| 1007220 | Tower | 127 ft | 1982 | Forestville | RJT Towers LLC |
| 1298694 | Lattice tower | 127 ft | 2017 | Dunkirk | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1206052 | Tower | 125 ft | 1997 | Jamestown | Media One Group II, LLC |
| 1003156 | Tower | 118 ft | 1993 | Carroll | National Grid USA Service Company, Inc |
| 1206324 | On a building | 118 ft | 1999 | Mayville | COUNTY OF CHAUTAUQUA |
| 1215875 | Tower | 85 ft | 2000 | Ripley | CSX Transportation |
| 1212983 | Tower | 65 ft | 2000 | Ripley | CSX Transportation |
| 1299165 | Monopole | 63 ft | 2017 | Dunkirk | Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
If you have a tower lease in Chautauqua 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: Erie County (164), Onondaga County (151), Oneida County (78), Orange County (74), Jefferson County (69).
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.