Cell towers in Buffalo, New York
The FCC register lists 34 antenna structures in and around Buffalo. That is the 4th highest count of any place in New York.
Overview
Buffalo, NY has 34 registered structures, the tallest standing 226 m (742 ft) above ground.
Area density is 0.84 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.
The median registered structure here stands 56 m (182 ft); the tallest reaches 226 m (742 ft).
The largest registered owner here is American Towers LLC, which holds 3 of them — 8.8% of the local total. Owner is not the same as carrier: tower companies lease space on their structures to several networks at once.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2026.
Structure types
| Tower | 9 | 26% |
| Monopole | 6 | 18% |
| Lattice tower | 5 | 15% |
| Building with tower | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 6% |
| Building with antenna | 2 | 6% |
| Utility pole | 1 | 3% |
| Pole | 1 | 3% |
| Pipe | 1 | 3% |
| Mast | 1 | 3% |
| Building with pole | 1 | 3% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 3 | 9% |
| New York State Thruway Authority Government | 2 | 6% |
| Up State Tower CO., L.L.C. Tower company | 2 | 6% |
| Nexstar Media INC. Broadcaster | 2 | 6% |
| Vb Nimbus, LLC Tower company | 2 | 6% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 34| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 m (742 ft) | Other | 1948 | Nexstar Media INC. | 111798 |
| 176 m (578 ft) | Building with antenna | 2004 | American Towers LLC | 105108 |
| 176 m (578 ft) | Building with tower | 2003 | American Towers LLC | 2635179 |
| 155 m (509 ft) | Building with pole | 1973 | Main Seneca CORP Dba = Rand Building | 116455 |
| 153 m (503 ft) | Guyed tower | 1981 | Vb Nimbus, LLC | 115710 |
| 135 m (443 ft) | Tower | 2008 | State University of New York | 2643860 |
| 123 m (405 ft) | Guyed tower | 1996 | Towerco Special LLC | 117288 |
| 105 m (345 ft) | Tower | 1978 | Vb Nimbus, LLC | 116134 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Lattice tower | 1947 | Western New York Public Broadcasting Association | 598536 |
| 89 m (293 ft) | Tower | 1948 | Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation | 119151 |
| 79 m (259 ft) | Tower | 1989 | Niagara Mohawk Power CORP | 108841 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Building with antenna | 2023 | T-mobile Northeast LLC | 2723887 |
| 72 m (235 ft) | Other | 1955 | Nexstar Media INC. | 111800 |
| 69 m (226 ft) | Tower | 2000 | Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems of Allentown, INC | 111341 |
| 66 m (217 ft) | Tower | 1948 | City of Buffalo, Fire Communications | 2618671 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Building with tower | 1997 | Stc Five LLC | 99253 |
| 56 m (185 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Up State Tower CO., L.L.C. | 2704595 |
| 55 m (180 ft) | Lattice tower | 1997 | Sba Towers, LLC | 2606036 |
| 48 m (158 ft) | Tower | 2001 | New York State Thruway Authority | 2600322 |
| 47 m (155 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Erie County Water Authority | 2603486 |
| 47 m (155 ft) | Building with tower | 2006 | Erie County Central Police Services | 2653470 |
| 44 m (144 ft) | Monopole | 2019 | Uniti Towers LLC | 2710674 |
| 42 m (137 ft) | Lattice tower | 2019 | Up State Tower CO., L.L.C. | 2732168 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Monopole | 2018 | Sectorsite, LLC | 2707160 |
| 34 m (110 ft) | Monopole | 2019 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 2710779 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 4 | 12% |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% |
| 1970s | 2 | 6% |
| 1980s | 3 | 9% |
| 1990s | 6 | 18% |
| 2000s | 8 | 24% |
| 2010s | 7 | 21% |
| 2020s | 3 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Cheektowaga 7
- West Seneca 6
- Depew 6
- Tonawanda 8
- Lancaster 15
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.