Cell towers in Ontario County, NY

The FCC registry lists 37 constructed antenna structures in Ontario County, 1% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 7 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 17 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 37
2Tallest 340 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 190 ft) 200 ft

Structures

rank 27 of 62 in NY

Most common type

Tower

46% of structures

Over 200 feet

49% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

27% built then

Who owns the towers in Ontario County

21 different registrants own the 37 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 Ontario County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, close to the New York median of 190 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Canandaigua at 340 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Ontario 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
1030450	Guyed tower	340 ft	1997	Canandaigua	SBA Towers, LLC
1280386	Tower	340 ft	2011	Hopewell	County of Ontario
1009031	Guyed tower	310 ft	1995	Clifton Springs	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1010778	Tower	310 ft	2000	Geneva	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1004273	Tower	299 ft	1989	Hopewell	CCATT LLC
1040455	Lattice tower	280 ft	1952	Phelps	American Towers LLC
1225818	Tower	280 ft	2002	Naples	County of Ontario
1055847	Guyed tower	276 ft	1984	Canadice Corner	SBA Towers, LLC
1207897	Tower	260 ft	2000	Canandaigua	County of Ontario
1010174	Lattice tower	258 ft	1957	Bristol Center	American Towers LLC
1004277	Guyed tower	257 ft	2004	Hemlock	American Towers LLC
1041130	Tower	250 ft	1998	Canandaigua	EIP Communications I, LLC
1055832	Tower	233 ft	2000	Gorham	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1060863	Tower	216 ft	1999	Victor	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1007041	Tower	205 ft	1947	Geneva	GENEVA BROADCASTING INC
1003601	Tower	204 ft	2003	Phelps	STC Five LLC
1025933	Other or unspecified	201 ft	1987	Canandaigua	Genesee Media Corporation
1025936	Other or unspecified	201 ft	1987	Canandaigua	Genesee Media Corporation
1061311	Lattice tower	200 ft	1998	Farmington	American Towers LLC
1050934	Guyed tower	199 ft	1996	Naples	SBA Towers, LLC
1065427	Lattice tower	199 ft	2000	Geneva	SBA Properties, LLC
1201610	Tower	199 ft	1999	Canadice Corner	SBA Towers, LLC
1276288	Lattice tower	199 ft	2011	Naples	American Towers, LLC
1280388	Tower	199 ft	2012	E. Bloomfield	County of Ontario
1322667	Lattice tower	199 ft	2017	Phelps	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1025934	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1987	Canandaigua	Genesee Media Corporation
1025935	Other or unspecified	198 ft	1987	Canandaigua	Genesee Media Corporation
1012551	Tower	195 ft	1981	Victor	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1234332	Tower	180 ft	2001	Clifton Springs	SBA Towers II LLC
1280384	Tower	160 ft	2012	Naples	County of Ontario
1326153	Monopole	159 ft	2024	Canandaigua	Blue Sky Towers III, LLC
1007246	On a building	150 ft	1983	Geneva	Verizon New York Inc.
1280589	Tower	150 ft	2012	Canandaigua	County of Ontario
1300158	Lattice tower	150 ft	2003	Canadaigua	STC Five LLC
1321860	Monopole	144 ft	2022	Victor	Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems LLC
1297608	Monopole	141 ft	2016	Canadaigua	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1060295	Tower	120 ft	2003	South Bristol	SAIA COMMUNICATIONS INC

If you have a tower lease in Ontario 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: Chemung County (43), Clinton County (43), Genesee County (37), Cayuga County (36), Sullivan County (34).

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.