Cell towers in Sylva, North Carolina
The FCC register lists 6 antenna structures in and around Sylva. That is the 186th highest count of any place in North Carolina.
Overview
The FCC register lists 6 antenna structures in and around Sylva, NC. That is the 186th highest count of any place in North Carolina.
Area density is 1.89 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 60 m (197 ft); the tallest reaches 75 m (245 ft).
Lattice towers (3) and guyed masts (1) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2023.
Structure types
| Lattice tower | 3 | 50% |
| Other | 1 | 17% |
| Monopole | 1 | 17% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 17% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Five Forty Broadcasting Company, LLC Broadcaster | 1 | 17% |
| Jackson County Airport Commission Government | 1 | 17% |
| Western North Carolina Public Radio, INC. Broadcaster | 1 | 17% |
| Vogue Tower Partners, LLC Tower company | 1 | 17% |
| Crown Atlantic Company, LLC Tower company | 1 | 17% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 m (245 ft) | Other | 1975 | Five Forty Broadcasting Company, LLC | 108178 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Lattice tower | 1999 | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC | 2701184 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Lattice tower | 2001 | Sba Properties, LLC | 2628086 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Lattice tower | 2023 | Vogue Tower Partners, LLC | 2725943 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Monopole | 2016 | Jackson County Airport Commission | 2698085 |
| 31 m (102 ft) | Guyed tower | 1987 | Western North Carolina Public Radio, INC. | 2722043 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 1 | 17% |
| 1980s | 1 | 17% |
| 1990s | 1 | 17% |
| 2000s | 1 | 17% |
| 2010s | 1 | 17% |
| 2020s | 1 | 17% |
Nearby places
- Bryson City 6
- Waynesville 7
- Franklin 14
- Clyde 5
- Canton 9
About this data
Source is the FCC Antenna Structure Registration file of 2026-08-23. What it records is structures, not the radios mounted on them: the register cannot tell you which carrier operates from a given site.
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.