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Cell towers in New Bedford, Massachusetts

The FCC register lists 15 antenna structures in and around New Bedford. That is the 5th highest count of any place in Massachusetts.

Registered structures
15
Median height
48 m (156 ft)
−5.6% vs state median
Tallest
183 m (600 ft)
Per 100k residents
14.7
population 101,834 (2025)

Overview

15 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in New Bedford, MA.

Area density is 0.75 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.

At a median of 48 m (156 ft), structures here run 5.6% shorter than the Massachusetts median of 50 m (165 ft).

The mix here is 5 lattice towers, 2 monopoles, 1 guyed mast — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.

The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1948.

Structure types

Lattice tower 5
33%
Tower array 2
13%
Monopole 2
13%
Not specified 1
7%
Tower 1
7%
Tank 1
7%
Pole 1
7%
Guyed tower 1
7%
Building with mast 1
7%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
American Towers LLC Tower company 4
27%
Townsquare Media New Bedford, LLC Broadcaster 2
13%
Cat Country 98.1, INC. Other 1
7%
City of New Bedford Government 1
7%
Wireless Edge Towers III, LLC Tower company 1
7%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
183 m (600 ft) Lattice tower 2016 Wireless Edge Towers III, LLC 2694017
120 m (394 ft) Lattice tower 1999 Sba Structures, LLC 2098721
90 m (296 ft) Not specified 2000 US Coast Guard Navigation Center 2658804
85 m (278 ft) Tower array 1948 Townsquare Media New Bedford, LLC 109216
85 m (278 ft) Tower array 1948 Townsquare Media New Bedford, LLC 109217
61 m (199 ft) Guyed tower 2015 Cat Country 98.1, INC. 2693439
50 m (163 ft) Lattice tower 2005 American Towers LLC 122781
48 m (156 ft) Lattice tower 2008 American Towers LLC 618910
48 m (156 ft) Monopole 2000 American Towers LLC 2636793
45 m (147 ft) Lattice tower 1987 American Towers LLC 2599574
41 m (134 ft) Monopole 2005 Towerco V Holdings LLC 2617019
41 m (134 ft) Tank 2003 City of New Bedford 2637320
29 m (95 ft) Pole 2000 Stc Six Company 2608623
28 m (93 ft) Building with mast 2008 Verizon New England INC. 2665109
24 m (80 ft) Tower 2007 Sba Monarch Towers I, LLC 2659764

When they were registered

1940s 2
13%
1980s 1
7%
1990s 1
7%
2000s 9
60%
2010s 2
13%

Nearby places

About this data

The underlying records are the FCC's own registrations as of 2026-08-23. Every structure counted here carries a registration number you can check against the FCC directly.

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.