New York / Rensselaer County
#41 of 62 NY counties · 25 structures
Cell towers in Rensselaer County, NY
The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in Rensselaer County, 1% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 25
- 2Tallest 738 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 190 ft) 199 ft
Who owns the towers in Rensselaer County
17 different registrants own the 25 structures. 3 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 199 feet, close to the New York median of 190 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Brunswick at 738 feet, built in 2022. More than in any other decade, 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1004249 | Guyed tower | 738 ft | 2022 | Brunswick | WNYT-TV, LLC |
| 1055698 | Tower | 633 ft | 1953 | North Greenbush | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1010181 | Lattice tower | 319 ft | 1972 | Stephentown | American Towers LLC |
| 1009722 | Tower | 312 ft | 1992 | Hoosick | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1226399 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2001 | Speigletown | Rensselaer County Bureau of Public Safety |
| 1226415 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2001 | Berlin | Rensselaer County Bureau of Public Safety |
| 1006365 | Tower | 303 ft | 1971 | Rensselaer | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1027446 | Guyed tower | 302 ft | 2009 | Rensselaer | Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC |
| 1003987 | Guyed tower | 290 ft | 1989 | Raymerton | CCATT LLC |
| 1043173 | Tower | 240 ft | 1998 | Postenkill | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1005028 | Guyed tower | 203 ft | 1976 | Wynantskill | TowerCo Special LLC |
| 1258421 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2002 | Nassau | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1260744 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2008 | Stephentown | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1261594 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2007 | Stephentown | American Towers LLC |
| 1300569 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2016 | Poestenkill | Rensselaer County Bureau of Public Safety |
| 1012643 | Tower | 190 ft | 1997 | Troy | Cellco Partnership |
| 1002845 | Tower | 180 ft | 1986 | Grafton | River Valley Radio, Inc. |
| 1302157 | Lattice tower | 175 ft | 2017 | Schodack | EIP Holdings IV, LLC |
| 1003988 | Guyed tower | 170 ft | 1995 | Hoosick Falls | American Towers LLC |
| 1053730 | Tower | 149 ft | 1998 | North Greenbush | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1246880 | Monopole | 126 ft | 2002 | Schodack Landing | American Towers LLC |
| 1259205 | Monopole | 125 ft | 2007 | Schodack | SBA Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1327654 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2023 | Brunswick | Blue Sky Towers III, LLC |
| 1278155 | On a building | 79 ft | 2011 | Brunswick | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
| 1293161 | Water tank | 75 ft | 2015 | Nassau | Nassau, Village of Police Department |
If you have a tower lease in Rensselaer 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: Lewis County (28), Livingston County (28), Madison County (26), Warren County (24), Cortland County (22).
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.