Cell towers in Ithaca, New York
The FCC register lists 12 antenna structures in and around Ithaca. That is the 21st highest count of any place in New York.
Overview
Ithaca, NY has 12 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 21st largest count among the 811 places in New York that have any.
Area density is 2.23 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 50 m (163 ft) and half are shorter.
The mix here is 2 monopoles, 2 guyed masts — 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 1972.
Structure types
| Tower array | 4 | 33% |
| Tower | 2 | 17% |
| Monopole | 2 | 17% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 17% |
| Pole | 1 | 8% |
| Mast | 1 | 8% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Saga Communications of New England, LLC Other | 4 | 33% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 17% |
| Cornell University Government | 1 | 8% |
| Tompkins, County Of Government | 1 | 8% |
| New York Smsa Limited Partnership Carrier | 1 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 m (354 ft) | Guyed tower | 1992 | American Towers LLC | 109795 |
| 95 m (311 ft) | Tower array | 1972 | Saga Communications of New England, LLC | 610232 |
| 94 m (308 ft) | Tower array | 1972 | Saga Communications of New England, LLC | 610230 |
| 94 m (307 ft) | Tower array | 1972 | Saga Communications of New England, LLC | 610229 |
| 94 m (307 ft) | Tower array | 1972 | Saga Communications of New England, LLC | 610231 |
| 57 m (186 ft) | Guyed tower | 1997 | American Towers LLC | 2681964 |
| 43 m (140 ft) | Pole | 2013 | Cornell University | 2687073 |
| 42 m (136 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC | 2652393 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | Apc Towers, LLC | 2702787 |
| 36 m (118 ft) | Mast | 2009 | New York Smsa Limited Partnership | 2669965 |
| 32 m (105 ft) | Monopole | 2014 | Diamond Towers IV LLC | 2688818 |
| 27 m (89 ft) | Tower | 1981 | Tompkins, County Of | 623588 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 4 | 33% |
| 1980s | 1 | 8% |
| 1990s | 2 | 17% |
| 2000s | 2 | 17% |
| 2010s | 2 | 17% |
| 2020s | 1 | 8% |
Nearby places
- Newfield 8
- Moravia 8
- Horseheads 11
- Owego 8
- Big Flats 5
About this data
Counts here are computed from the FCC's registered structure file, dated 2026-08-23. If a mast near you is missing, the usual reason is that it sits below the 200-foot registration threshold.
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.