#2 of 46 SC counties · 197 structures

Cell towers in Richland County, SC

The FCC registry lists 197 constructed antenna structures in Richland County, 6% of South Carolina's 3,407 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 65 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 57 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 104 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 197
2Tallest 1707 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 260 ft) 200 ft

Structures

197

rank 2 of 46 in SC

Most common type

Tower

36% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Richland County

65 different registrants own the 197 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 Richland County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, 60 feet shorter than the South Carolina median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Lugoff at 1707 feet, built in 1985. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Richland 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
1044489	Tower	1707 ft	1985	Lugoff	Pacific and Southern, LLC
1045489	Guyed tower	1147 ft	1983	Eastover	American Towers LLC
1059176	Tower	1004 ft	2005	Columbia	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1058761	Tower	1003 ft	1997	Columbia	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1053748	Tower	835 ft	1983	Columbia	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1229844	Guyed tower	587 ft	2001	Columbia	COLUMBIA TELEVISION BROADCASTERS, INC.
1044529	Guyed tower	550 ft	1988	Columbia	EIP Communications I, LLC
1050504	Guyed tower	519 ft	2019	Columbia	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1050505	Tower	518 ft	1991	Cedar Creek	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1044758	Other or unspecified	499 ft	1980	Columbia	Rock Communications llc
1045067	Guyed tower	498 ft	1997	Columbia	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1053747	Guyed tower	443 ft	1939	Columbia	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1052473	On a building	428 ft	1985	Columbia	Connoisseur Media Operations, LLC
1057050	Tower	410 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1042915	Other or unspecified	401 ft	1959	Columbia	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1003230	Guyed tower	399 ft	1996	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1244488	On a building	394 ft	1997	Columbia	Midlands Media Group LLC
1053742	On a building	385 ft	1995	Columbia	Capstar Radio Operating Company
1059168	Tower	365 ft	1985	Ft. Jackson Milit. R	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1057715	Tower	340 ft	1999	Irmo	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1012553	Guyed tower	339 ft	1988	Eastover	American Towers LLC
1236536	Tower	328 ft	2003	Columbia	Morris Communications, Inc.
1236537	Tower	328 ft	2003	Columbia	Morris Communications, Inc.
1045490	Guyed tower	324 ft	2015	Columbia	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1247963	Tower	320 ft	2005	Columbia	SCANA Communications, Inc.
1048312	Lattice tower	318 ft	1999	Columbia	Alltel Corporation
1055308	Guyed tower	317 ft	1989	Columbia	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1059471	On a building	312 ft	1984	Columbia	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
1062584	Tower	310 ft	1996	Forest Acres	Crown Castle South LLC
1248095	Tower	310 ft	2005	Eastover	Alltel Corporation
1249945	Tower	310 ft	2006	Eastover	Alltel Corporation
1266286	Lattice tower	310 ft	2008	Hopkins	SBA Towers X, LLC
1231769	Lattice tower	308 ft	2002	Blythewood	Crown Castle South LLC
1279462	Tower	308 ft	2012	Fort Jackson	American Towers LLC
1232235	Tower	306 ft	2002	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1232114	Lattice tower	305 ft	2002	Blythwood	Crown Castle South LLC
1246747	Mast	305 ft	2005	Columbia	CCATT LLC
1243707	Lattice tower	304 ft	2005	Little Mountain	CCATT LLC
1244272	Lattice tower	304 ft	2004	Bylthewood	SBA Properties, LLC
1247207	Mast	304 ft	2005	Columbia	CCATT LLC
1054686	Lattice tower	301 ft	1998	Wateree	Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
1236112	Tower	300 ft	1995	Columbia	Alltel Corporation
1246283	Mast	299 ft	2005	Lugoff	CCATT LLC
1032231	Lattice tower	295 ft	1997	Columbia	American Towers, LLC
1022832	Lattice tower	293 ft	1999	Irmo	Crown Castle South LLC
1047900	Tower	293 ft	1990	Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1227191	Lattice tower	293 ft	2000	Ballentine	American Towers, LLC
1048317	Tower	290 ft	1999	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1203288	Lattice tower	290 ft	2001	Irmo	SBA Towers, LLC
1045757	Guyed tower	286 ft	1988	Irmo	American Towers LLC
1061925	Tower	286 ft	1999	Columbia	Private owner (name withheld)
1045955	Lattice tower	285 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1260298	Tower	285 ft	2010	Gadson	Alltel Corporation
1263780	Tower	285 ft	2008	Hopkins	Alltel Corporation
1209721	Tower	283 ft	2003	Blythewood	American Towers LLC
1012405	Tower	281 ft	1996	Ballentine	Crown Castle South LLC
1243898	Tower	280 ft	2005	Gadsden	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1064699	Lattice tower	279 ft	1999	Irmo	SBA Towers, LLC
1248363	Tower	274 ft	2005	Eastover	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1042845	Tower	270 ft	1998	Chapin	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1043174	Tower	270 ft	1998	Blythewood	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1062679	Tower	266 ft	1996	Eastover	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1240654	Lattice tower	262 ft	2004	Blythewood	CCATT LLC
1058286	Tower	260 ft	1995	Hopkins	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1226291	Lattice tower	260 ft	2001	Columbia	SBA Properties, LLC
1251174	Tower	260 ft	2006	Hopkins	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1289759	Lattice tower	260 ft	2013	Hopkins	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1294508	Lattice tower	260 ft	2014	Eastover	American Towers LLC
1200759	On a building	259 ft	1999	Columbia	South Carolina, State of
1287800	Lattice tower	259 ft	2013	Chapin	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1055907	Tower	257 ft	1997	Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1043175	Tower	257 ft	1999	Columiba	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1229670	Tower	256 ft	2001	Eastover	American Towers LLC
1249514	Mast	256 ft	2006	Lugoff	CCATT LLC
1250491	Guyed tower	256 ft	2006	Fort Jackson	CCATT LLC
1231320	Lattice tower	255 ft	2002	Irmo	SBA Towers, LLC
1250494	Tower	254 ft	2006	Fort Jackson	CCATT LLC
1250507	Mast	254 ft	2006	Fort Jackson	CCATT LLC
1249926	Tower	252 ft	2005	Columbia	Richland County Information Technology
1049205	Tower	250 ft	2000	Columbia	SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY DBA = SANTEE COOPER
1222400	Tower	243 ft	1999	Columbia	American Towers, LLC
1062407	Lattice tower	239 ft	1999	Irmo	American Towers, LLC
1062773	Tower	238 ft	1999	Irmo	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1212547	Lattice tower	238 ft	1999	Pontiac	American Towers, LLC
1007747	Lattice tower	237 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1048315	Lattice tower	236 ft	1995	Columbia	Alltel Corporation
1216258	Lattice tower	236 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1255347	Lattice tower	235 ft	2008	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1045953	Tower	233 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1045954	Pole	232 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1210946	Tower	230 ft	1999	Columbia	American Towers, LLC
1240716	Mast	230 ft	2004	Elgin	CCATT LLC
1045514	Tower	226 ft	1976	Columbia	VB Nimbus, LLC
1283168	Pole	223 ft	2012	Fort Jackson	American Towers LLC
1048066	Lattice tower	213 ft	1998	Blythewood	American Towers LLC
1045723	Mast	210 ft	1995	Columbia	TowerCo IV LLC
1045965	Pole	208 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1248013	Lattice tower	208 ft	2005	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1042846	Tower	200 ft	2000	Irmo	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1057049	Tower	200 ft	1996	Blythewood	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1248831	Monopole	200 ft	2005	Columbia	SBA Towers X, LLC
1269762	Monopole	200 ft	2004	Elgin	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1296682	Monopole	200 ft	2015	Columbia	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1061282	Tower	199 ft	1999	Columbia	American Towers, LLC
1242480	Mast	199 ft	2004	Columbia	Gamecock Alumni Broadcasters, LLC
1277898	Tower	199 ft	2011	Columbia	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1280731	Monopole	199 ft	2011	Hopkins	American Towers LLC
1290380	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Eastover	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1291759	Lattice tower	199 ft	2013	Hopkins	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1296066	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Columbia	Optima Towers IV, LLC
1296815	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Columbia	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1297117	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Columbia	Optima Towers IV, LLC
1304860	Monopole	199 ft	2018	Columbia	Beacon Towers-VA
1309313	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Hopkins	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1316858	Lattice tower	199 ft	2020	Columbia	Boingo Wireless, Inc.
1318244	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Columbia	Skyway Towers, LLC
1320147	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Columbia	South Carolina Educational Television Commission
1324334	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Blythewood	Milestone Towers
1052947	Guyed tower	197 ft	2002	Columbia	AT&T Corp
1311122	Monopole	197 ft	2019	Columbia	Milestone Towers
1301901	On a building	196 ft	2017	Columbia	T-Mobile South LLC
1047899	Lattice tower	195 ft	1995	Pontiac	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1201464	Tower	195 ft	1999	Dentsville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1202806	Tower	195 ft	1999	Irmo	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1303419	Monopole	194 ft	2018	Blythewood	Milestone Towers
1201448	Tower	192 ft	1999	Columbia	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1057212	Lattice tower	191 ft	1998	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1060539	Monopole	190 ft	2003	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1241626	Tower	189 ft	2004	Columbia	CAROLINA ELECTRONICS SERVICE COMPANY INC
1270322	Monopole	189 ft	1997	Columbia	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1047904	Tower	188 ft	1994	Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1291639	Lattice tower	186 ft	2013	Columbia	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1246576	Monopole	185 ft	2005	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1296721	Monopole	185 ft	2015	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1328026	Lattice tower	185 ft	2025	Little Mountain	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1230827	Monopole	180 ft	2001	Hopkins	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1276657	Tower	176 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1300744	Monopole	175 ft	2018	Columbia	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1010111	Lattice tower	173 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1201446	Monopole	169 ft	1999	Columbia	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1293778	Monopole	169 ft	2015	Forest Acres	Optima Towers III, LLC
1234469	Mast	168 ft	1998	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1044490	Tower	167 ft	1967	Columbia	Pacific and Southern, LLC
1294507	Monopole	165 ft	2014	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1298251	Monopole	165 ft	2016	Columbia	Optima Towers IV, LLC
1238900	Tower	160 ft	2003	Columbia	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1325605	Monopole	159 ft	2017	Columbia	Skyway Towers, LLC
1062730	Lattice tower	155 ft	1995	Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1329554	Monopole	155 ft	2025	Columbia	Vogue Towers II, LLC
1318245	Monopole	154 ft	2015	Columbia	Skyway Towers, LLC
1322388	Monopole	154 ft	2022	Irmo	Stetler Infrastructure, LLC
1010117	Pole	149 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1047902	Tower	148 ft	1994	Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1048072	Monopole	144 ft	1995	Columbia	Alltel Corporation
1296488	Monopole	139 ft	2015	Columbia	Optima Towers III, LLC
1225385	Monopole	136 ft	2001	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1253197	Lattice tower	136 ft	2009	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1274142	Tower	135 ft	2010	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1273990	Monopole	132 ft	2011	Columbia	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1028629	Tower	131 ft	1962	Columbia	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1047903	Tower	130 ft	1995	Columbia	Valdes Management, LLC
1240713	Pole	128 ft	2004	Columbia	CCATT LLC
1209975	Tower	126 ft	2000	Columbia	SBA Towers II LLC
1302638	Monopole	126 ft	2017	Columbia	Milestone Towers
1324690	Monopole	126 ft	2017	Columbia	Milestone Towers
1273121	Tower	124 ft	2010	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1275040	Tower	122 ft	1998	Columbia	American Towers LLC
1062734	Tower	121 ft	1996	Columbia	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1204608	Tower	120 ft	1992	Eastover	Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1237992	Monopole	120 ft	2012	Columbia	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1261249	Pole	116 ft	2008	Columbia	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1227196	Tower	115 ft	2001	Columbia	Ryan Towers, Inc.
1249775	Mast	101 ft	2006	Columbia	CCATT LLC
1236987	Tower	100 ft	1993	Columbia	Glory Communications, Inc.
1305811	Pole	100 ft	2023	Columbia	Optima Towers IV, LLC
1332520	Pole	100 ft	2026	Columbia	Spectrum Southeast, LLC
1046204	Tower	98 ft	1995	Columbia	SLOAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC
1273982	On a building	91 ft	2010	Columbia	Private owner (name withheld)
1315858	Monopole	89 ft	2021	Columbia	Cellco Partnership
1206105	Tower	88 ft	2000	Columbia	South Carolina Educational TV Commission
1250146	Tower	82 ft	2005	Columbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1279314	Tower	74 ft	2011	Columbia	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1298514	Monopole	63 ft	2012	Columbia	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1298525	Monopole	63 ft	2012	Columbia	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1298584	Monopole	63 ft	2012	Columbia	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1205694	Tower	48 ft	1979	Columbia	SOUTH CAROLINA STATE OF
1319955	Pole	39 ft	2021	Fort Jackson	Boingo Wireless, Inc.
1320072	Pole	37 ft	2021	Hopkins	Cellco Partnership
1228864	Pole	36 ft	1992	Columbia	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1306454	Pole	36 ft	2019	Columbia	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1319874	Pole	36 ft	2021	Fort Jackson	Boingo Wireless, Inc.
1319933	Pole	36 ft	2021	Fort Jackson	Boingo Wireless, Inc.
1315758	Pole	34 ft	2020	Columbia	Cellco Partnership
1318090	Pole	34 ft	2021	Columbia	Cellco Partnership
1320807	Pole	34 ft	2024	Columbia	Cellco Partnership
1230439	Pole	28 ft	2002	Columbia	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1230440	Pole	28 ft	2002	Columbia	Norfolk Southern Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Richland 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 South Carolina with similar tower counts: Greenville County (203), Horry County (191), Lexington County (172), Charleston County (169), Spartanburg County (156).

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.