Virginia / Amherst County
#57 of 132 VA counties · 19 structures
Cell towers in Amherst County, VA
The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Amherst County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 4 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 19
- 2Tallest 442 ft
- 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
- 4Median height (state 199 ft) 223 ft
Who owns the towers in Amherst County
11 different registrants own the 19 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 223 feet, 24 feet taller than the Virginia median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Faulconerville at 442 feet, built in 1976. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1017676 | Guyed tower | 442 ft | 1976 | Faulconerville | American Towers LLC |
| 1017712 | Guyed tower | 361 ft | 2014 | Madison Heights | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1023775 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 1998 | Amherst | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1024400 | Tower | 309 ft | 1972 | Madison Heights | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1028318 | Tower | 307 ft | 1990 | Amherst | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1017704 | Tower | 271 ft | 1963 | Buena Vista | First Media Radio, LLC. |
| 1017521 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 1996 | Madison Heights | American Towers LLC |
| 1053670 | Guyed tower | 256 ft | 1995 | Amherst | COMMUNITY FIRST BROADCASTERS, INC. |
| 1036953 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 1998 | Madison Heights | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1018157 | Guyed tower | 223 ft | 1956 | Madison Heights | TRI COUNTY BROADCASTING INC DBA WBRG |
| 1329592 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2025 | Gladstone | Arcola Towers 1, LP |
| 1330276 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2025 | Amherst | Arcola Towers 1, LP |
| 1201073 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 1999 | Madison Heights | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1026413 | Other or unspecified | 193 ft | 1997 | Elon | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1016838 | Tower | 102 ft | 1992 | Elon | LYH BROADCASTING L C |
| 1269557 | Pole | 67 ft | 2009 | Madison Heights | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1260887 | Other or unspecified | 54 ft | 2007 | Amherst | Alltel Corporation |
| 1302013 | Monopole | 52 ft | 2008 | Amherst | American Towers LLC |
| 1302080 | Monopole | 51 ft | 2008 | Madison Heights | American Towers LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Amherst 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 Virginia with similar tower counts: Fauquier County (20), Powhatan County (20), Roanoke city (20), Buchanan County (19), Southampton County (19).
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.