Cell towers in Tioga County, NY

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Tioga County, 1% of New York's 2,735. Crown Castle owns 6 of them (30%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 385 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 190 ft) 202 ft

Structures

rank 47 of 62 in NY

Most common type

Tower

70% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Tioga County

13 different registrants own the 20 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.

Constructed structures in Tioga County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

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 tower near Center Lisle at 385 feet, built in 1965. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Tioga 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
1010175	Tower	385 ft	1965	Center Lisle	American Towers LLC
1209126	Tower	315 ft	2000	Richford	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1209515	Tower	315 ft	2000	Richford	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1005532	Tower	294 ft	2011	Richford	American Towers LLC
1249334	Tower	255 ft	2006	Newark Valley	BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC
1314840	Lattice tower	240 ft	2021	Berkshire	CitySwitch II, LLC
1005535	Lattice tower	229 ft	1968	Apalachin	American Towers LLC
1006945	Tower	225 ft	1974	Owego	TowerCo VI, LLC
1002409	Tower	212 ft	1996	Candor	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1201228	Other or unspecified	203 ft	1999	Barton Township	WATS Up, LLC
1323800	Monopole	200 ft	2022	Owego	Tarpon Towers III, LLC
1294964	Lattice tower	199 ft	2015	Barton	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1005427	Tower	198 ft	1988	Owego	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1058163	Tower	194 ft	2000	Owego	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1213106	Tower	155 ft	2000	Owego	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1003152	Tower	150 ft	1993	Owego	FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES RADIO INC DBA = FAMILY LIFE NETWORK
1268622	Other or unspecified	150 ft	2009	Owego	Upstate Tower Holdings, LLC
1007235	Tower	125 ft	1983	Barton	Private owner (name withheld)
1007233	Tower	100 ft	1983	Owego	Private owner (name withheld)
1271400	Tower	100 ft	2009	Barton	BMB Tower Holdings, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Tioga 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: Delaware County (22), Kings County (22), Essex County (21), Franklin County (18), Fulton County (17).

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.