New York / Schenectady County
#32 of 62 NY counties · 31 structures
Cell towers in Schenectady County, NY
The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Schenectady County, 1% of New York's 2,735. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 9 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 31
- 2Tallest 625 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 190 ft) 155 ft
Who owns the towers in Schenectady County
15 different registrants own the 31 structures. 2 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 155 feet, 35 feet shorter than the New York median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Rotterdam at 625 feet, built in 1938. More than in any other decade, 26% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1002696 | Guyed tower | 625 ft | 1938 | Rotterdam | Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC |
| 1009719 | Tower | 267 ft | 1994 | Duanesburg | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1007759 | Guyed tower | 266 ft | 1983 | Schenectady | Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC |
| 1007761 | Lattice tower | 263 ft | 1983 | Schenectady | Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC |
| 1007760 | Lattice tower | 261 ft | 1983 | Schenectady | Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC |
| 1010139 | Lattice tower | 253 ft | 1997 | Duanesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1322613 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2017 | Rotterdam | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1016815 | Tower | 198 ft | 1983 | Schenectady | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1289234 | Guyed tower | 197 ft | 1995 | Schenectady | American Towers LLC |
| 1315027 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2021 | Duanesburg | Schenectady County Unified Communication Center |
| 1207258 | Tower | 190 ft | 1994 | Niskayuna | Schenectady County Office of Emergency Management/Fire Coordinator |
| 1316385 | Lattice tower | 186 ft | 2021 | Schenectady | Schenectady County Unified Communication Center |
| 1322215 | Monopole | 184 ft | 2019 | Niskayuna | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1212135 | Tower | 168 ft | 1983 | Schenectady | American Towers LLC |
| 1065497 | Tower | 167 ft | 2004 | Rotterdam | American Towers LLC |
| 1233027 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2001 | Rotterdam | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1217417 | Tower | 150 ft | 2000 | Schenectady | WRGB Licensee, LLC |
| 1209321 | Tower | 143 ft | 2000 | Scotia | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1255971 | Monopole | 140 ft | 2007 | Glenville | American Towers LLC |
| 1274108 | Tower | 128 ft | 2002 | Schenectady | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1209673 | Tower | 127 ft | 1990 | Rotterdam | Certified Communications Equipment Inc |
| 1055164 | Monopole | 124 ft | 2022 | Schenectady | American Towers LLC |
| 1236400 | Monopole | 115 ft | 2006 | Glenville | American Towers LLC |
| 1328610 | Pole | 115 ft | 2025 | Glenville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1006430 | Other or unspecified | 111 ft | 2003 | Pattersonville | American Towers LLC |
| 1008239 | Pole | 100 ft | 1996 | Glenville | STC Five LLC |
| 1063983 | Pole | 100 ft | 1999 | Scotia | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
| 1040454 | Other or unspecified | 98 ft | 1961 | Rotterdam | American Towers LLC |
| 1320552 | Lattice tower | 75 ft | 2022 | Rotterdam | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1322824 | Lattice tower | 75 ft | 2022 | Rotterdam | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1305729 | Pole | 50 ft | 2018 | Schenectady | Scotia, Village of |
If you have a tower lease in Schenectady 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: Sullivan County (34), Otsego County (32), Herkimer County (31), Tompkins County (30), Wyoming County (30).
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.