Cell towers in South Bend, Indiana
The FCC register lists 61 antenna structures in and around South Bend. That is the 4th highest count of any place in Indiana.
Overview
South Bend, IN has 61 registered structures, the tallest standing 320 m (1,048 ft) above ground.
That works out to 59.1 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 103,201.
The median registered structure here stands 61 m (199 ft); the tallest reaches 320 m (1,048 ft).
The mix here is 9 guyed masts, 7 lattice towers, 5 monopoles — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
Registrations here span 1945 to 2026.
Structure types
| Tower | 28 | 46% |
| Guyed tower | 9 | 15% |
| Lattice tower | 7 | 11% |
| Tower array | 5 | 8% |
| Monopole | 5 | 8% |
| Pole | 3 | 5% |
| Mast | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 2% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 14 | 23% |
| Charles S Hayes INC Other | 8 | 13% |
| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 6 | 10% |
| Wsjm, INC. Other | 5 | 8% |
| Vb-s1 Assets, LLC Tower company | 4 | 7% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 61| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320 m (1,048 ft) | Guyed tower | 1962 | Wsbt Licensee, LLC | 130606 |
| 319 m (1,048 ft) | Guyed tower | 1988 | Subcarrier Communications, INC. | 115450 |
| 308 m (1,011 ft) | Guyed tower | 2020 | Gray Local Media, INC. | 128085 |
| 299 m (982 ft) | Tower | 1973 | Family Entertainment Television, INC. | 106645 |
| 268 m (878 ft) | Other | 2006 | Gray Local Media, INC. | 128086 |
| 133 m (435 ft) | Tower array | 1948 | Wsjm, INC. | 2624282 |
| 123 m (403 ft) | Guyed tower | 1988 | American Towers LLC | 130044 |
| 113 m (370 ft) | Tower | 2008 | Charles S Hayes INC | 124907 |
| 110 m (362 ft) | Building with tower | 1971 | Dhre, LLC | 2643777 |
| 106 m (349 ft) | Guyed tower | 2008 | American Towers LLC | 607631 |
| 106 m (349 ft) | Tower | 2008 | Charles S Hayes INC | 124908 |
| 98 m (321 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Pathfinder Communications Corporation | 2632443 |
| 93 m (305 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Norfolk Southern Corporation | 625376 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Tower | 2007 | Charles S Hayes INC | 619688 |
| 86 m (281 ft) | Tower | 1983 | Lesea Broadcasting Corporation | 622134 |
| 85 m (278 ft) | Guyed tower | 2008 | American Towers LLC | 2601270 |
| 83 m (273 ft) | Tower array | 1945 | Wsjm, INC. | 2624280 |
| 83 m (273 ft) | Tower array | 1945 | Wsjm, INC. | 2624281 |
| 83 m (273 ft) | Tower array | 1945 | Wsjm, INC. | 2624283 |
| 83 m (273 ft) | Tower array | 1946 | Wsjm, INC. | 2624284 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Tower | 1992 | Northern Indiana Public Service Company | 102403 |
| 73 m (240 ft) | Lattice tower | 1983 | South Bend Community School Corporation | 129401 |
| 68 m (224 ft) | Tower | 1975 | Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation | 2671441 |
| 63 m (207 ft) | Lattice tower | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 105609 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Tower | 1995 | Cellco Partnership | 127659 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 5 | 8% |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% |
| 1970s | 3 | 5% |
| 1980s | 4 | 7% |
| 1990s | 11 | 18% |
| 2000s | 30 | 49% |
| 2010s | 4 | 7% |
| 2020s | 3 | 5% |
Nearby places
- Mishawaka 24
- Granger 9
- Osceola 6
- Lakeville 8
- New Carlisle 8
About this data
These counts come from the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database, weekly file dated 2026-08-23. Registration is generally required above 200 feet or near an airport, so small cells, rooftop antennas and short masts do not appear.
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.