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Cell towers in Charlotte, North Carolina

The FCC register lists 177 antenna structures in and around Charlotte. That is the 1st highest count of any place in North Carolina.

Registered structures
177
Median height
55 m (179 ft)
−29.7% vs state median
Tallest
425 m (1,393 ft)
Per 100k residents
18.3
population 964,784 (2025)

Structure types

Tower 49
28%
Monopole 48
27%
Pole 28
16%
Lattice tower 21
12%
Tower array 9
5%
Guyed tower 6
3%
Not specified 4
2%
Tree 4
2%
Other 3
2%
Mast 3
2%
Building 2
1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
American Towers LLC Tower company 39
22%
Crown Castle South LLC Tower company 18
10%
Charlotte, City Of Government 12
7%
Crown Atlantic Company, LLC Tower company 10
6%
Cti Towers Assets II, LLC Tower company 9
5%

Tallest registered structures

top 25 of 177
Height Type Built Owner ASR
425 m (1,393 ft) Guyed tower 2009 American Towers LLC 122834
380 m (1,247 ft) Tower 1992 Central Piedmont Community College 110497
370 m (1,215 ft) Guyed tower 1966 Wccb-tv, INC. 602223
330 m (1,083 ft) Guyed tower 2000 American Towers LLC 110203
184 m (605 ft) Tower 2004 Pinnacle Towers LLC 119658
180 m (590 ft) Guyed tower 2008 American Towers LLC 2613581
157 m (515 ft) Tower 1974 Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC 104240
152 m (499 ft) Lattice tower 2001 Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC 2624633
152 m (499 ft) Lattice tower 2014 Charlotte, City Of 109078
151 m (496 ft) Lattice tower 1993 American Towers LLC 598509
148 m (486 ft) Tower 2003 Skytower INC 99036
140 m (459 ft) Lattice tower 2018 Charlotte, City Of 113190
131 m (429 ft) Tower array 2003 Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC 112154
131 m (429 ft) Tower array 2003 Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC 112155
131 m (429 ft) Tower array 2003 Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC 112156
126 m (412 ft) Tower 2008 University of Nc at Charlotte Unc Charlotte 112888
124 m (406 ft) Tower 1990 American Towers LLC 113005
121 m (396 ft) Lattice tower 2008 American Towers LLC 98695
115 m (378 ft) Tower 1996 Charlotte, City Of 109077
113 m (370 ft) Tower 1998 Pinnacle Towers LLC 103323
107 m (350 ft) Lattice tower 1999 Pinnacle Towers LLC 106609
98 m (320 ft) Tower array 1951 Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC 104175
98 m (320 ft) Guyed tower 1980 Spectrum Southeast, LLC 112885
97 m (317 ft) Tower 1996 Crown Castle South LLC 111201
97 m (317 ft) Tower array 1951 Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC 104176

When they were registered

1950s 7
4%
1960s 1
<1%
1970s 2
1%
1980s 4
2%
1990s 69
39%
2000s 42
24%
2010s 40
23%
2020s 12
7%

Nearby places

About this data

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.