Cell towers in Madison County, NY

The FCC registry lists 26 constructed antenna structures in Madison County, 1% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 5 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 26
2Tallest 385 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 190 ft) 214 ft

Structures

rank 40 of 62 in NY

Most common type

Tower

62% of structures

Over 200 feet

58% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Madison County

17 different registrants own the 26 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 Madison County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 214 feet, 24 feet taller than the New York median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Bridgeport at 385 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Madison 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
1023123	Guyed tower	385 ft	1992	Bridgeport	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1049862	Tower	370 ft	1998	Oneida	CORNEYS ELECTRONICS INC
1268273	Tower	370 ft	1998	Oneida	County of Madison, New York
1003577	Guyed tower	325 ft	1972	Oneida	Family Life Ministries, Inc.
1214070	Tower	317 ft	2001	Madison	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1003977	Guyed tower	304 ft	1990	Sullivan	CCATT LLC
1276712	Tower	255 ft	2011	Wampsville	Madison, county of
1210236	Tower	251 ft	2004	Bridgeport	American Towers LLC
1276711	Tower	240 ft	2011	Fenner	Madison, county of
1005519	Lattice tower	231 ft	2008	Georgetown	American Towers LLC
1277457	Tower	225 ft	2011	Brookfield	County of Madison
1243799	Tower	220 ft	2005	Manlius	National Grid USA Service Company, Inc
1011676	Tower	215 ft	2011	Hatch Hill	Madison, County of
1003980	Mast	213 ft	1987	Oneida	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1005527	Tower	203 ft	2007	Cazenovia	American Towers LLC
1217251	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Oneida	STATE OF NEW YORK, DIVISION OF STATE POLICE
1276289	Lattice tower	199 ft	2011	Eaton	American Towers LLC
1203552	Tower	191 ft	1999	Syracuse	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1215681	Tower	190 ft	2001	Eaton	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1006141	Tower	188 ft	2000	Hamilton	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1276713	Tower	155 ft	2011	Madison, Town Of	Madison, county of
1003984	Tower	138 ft	1996	Hamilton	American Towers LLC
1005845	Guyed tower	98 ft	1979	Hamilton	Colgate University
1311542	Monopole	85 ft	2019	Lakeport	SRC, Inc.
1246388	Tower	80 ft	2004	Hamilton	Double O Central New York Corporation
1209140	On a building	55 ft	2000	Hamilton	VILLAGE OF HAMILTON

If you have a tower lease in Madison 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: Westchester County (29), Lewis County (28), Livingston County (28), Rensselaer County (25), Warren County (24).

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.