Cell towers in Morganton, North Carolina
The FCC register lists 19 antenna structures in and around Morganton. That is the 46th highest count of any place in North Carolina.
Overview
19 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Morganton, NC.
Per head that is 106.4 structures for every 100,000 people; per unit of area it is 0.99 per square mile.
The median registered structure here stands 72 m (235 ft); the tallest reaches 118 m (388 ft).
By structure type the register shows 7 monopoles and 5 lattice towers, plus 1 guyed mast.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1984.
Structure types
| Monopole | 7 | 37% |
| Tower | 5 | 26% |
| Lattice tower | 5 | 26% |
| Pole | 1 | 5% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 5% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 4 | 21% |
| Sba Towers, LLC Tower company | 2 | 11% |
| At&t Mobility Spectrum LLC Carrier | 2 | 11% |
| Crown Castle South LLC Tower company | 2 | 11% |
| Cooper Broadcasting Company Dba = Wmnc Broadcaster | 1 | 5% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 m (388 ft) | Tower | 1984 | Cooper Broadcasting Company Dba = Wmnc | 118288 |
| 96 m (315 ft) | Lattice tower | 1996 | Crown Castle South LLC | 111228 |
| 96 m (315 ft) | Guyed tower | 1996 | American Towers LLC | 606226 |
| 95 m (312 ft) | Tower | 1994 | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC | 98227 |
| 83 m (271 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Crown Castle South LLC | 97014 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Lattice tower | 1994 | American Towers LLC | 110597 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower | 1987 | W F M Incorporated | 111886 |
| 81 m (267 ft) | Lattice tower | 1999 | Sba Sites, LLC | 1097077 |
| 79 m (259 ft) | Lattice tower | 2004 | American Towers LLC | 613736 |
| 72 m (235 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Sba Towers, LLC | 625149 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2019 | Vb Bts III, LLC | 2710436 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2021 | Towerco 2013 LLC | 2715135 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | Towercom Iv-b, LLC | 2716017 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 1999 | Sba Towers, LLC | 2603436 |
| 60 m (195 ft) | Monopole | 2005 | At&t Mobility Spectrum LLC | 2644189 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Monopole | 2017 | Southern Towers, LP | 2701256 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Pole | 2007 | At&t Mobility Spectrum LLC | 2654193 |
| 56 m (184 ft) | Monopole | 2003 | American Towers LLC | 2622660 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | County of Burke, North Carolina | 2691459 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 2 | 11% |
| 1990s | 8 | 42% |
| 2000s | 4 | 21% |
| 2010s | 3 | 16% |
| 2020s | 2 | 11% |
Nearby places
- Valdese 5
- Nebo 7
- Lenoir 19
- Granite Falls 6
- Marion 24
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.