Cell towers in Roanoke city, VA

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Roanoke city, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 5 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 385 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 199 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 56 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Lattice tower

30% of structures

Over 200 feet

45% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Roanoke city

11 different registrants own the 20 structures. 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 Roanoke city by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, close to the Virginia median of 199 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Roanoke at 385 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Roanoke city by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Roanoke city 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
1028277	Guyed tower	385 ft	1995	Roanoke	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1035294	Guyed tower	384 ft	1985	Roanoke	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1018043	Other or unspecified	313 ft	1992	Roanoke	Mel Wheeler, Inc.
1018042	Other or unspecified	309 ft	1992	Roanoke	Mel Wheeler, Inc.
1016377	Tower	299 ft	1988	Vinton	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1225070	Lattice tower	249 ft	2001	Roanoke	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1249287	Other or unspecified	236 ft	2008	Roanoke	Mahon Communications, Inc.
1049890	Other or unspecified	230 ft	1971	Roanoke	City of Roanoke
1061849	Lattice tower	205 ft	2002	Roanoke	American Towers LLC
1239944	Monopole	199 ft	2003	Roanoke	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1274837	Monopole	199 ft	2010	Roanoke	American Towers LLC
1291264	Lattice tower	199 ft	2013	Roanoke	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1297583	Monopole	168 ft	2016	Roanoke	American Towers LLC
1023617	Lattice tower	150 ft	2006	Roanoke	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1209260	Monopole	135 ft	2000	Roanoke	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1287084	Lattice tower	120 ft	1989	Roanoke	American Towers LLC
1235935	Lattice tower	115 ft	2004	Roanoke	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1252358	Tower	108 ft	2007	Roanoke	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1307975	Monopole	95 ft	2019	Roanoke	Milestone Towers
1307976	Monopole	95 ft	2019	Roanoke	Milestone Towers

If you have a tower lease in Roanoke city

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: Danville city (20), Fauquier County (20), Powhatan County (20), Amherst County (19), Buchanan 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.