Cell towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania
The FCC register lists 28 antenna structures in and around Altoona. That is the 9th highest count of any place in Pennsylvania.
Overview
Altoona, PA has 28 registered structures, the tallest standing 111 m (364 ft) above ground.
The 28 structures here sit at 2.86 per square mile of land.
At a median of 65 m (212 ft), structures here run 2.8% taller than the Pennsylvania median of 63 m (206 ft).
Lattice towers (5) and guyed masts (2) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.
Registrations here span 1947 to 2019.
Structure types
| Tower | 11 | 39% |
| Not specified | 8 | 29% |
| Lattice tower | 5 | 18% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 7% |
| Pole | 1 | 4% |
| Monopole | 1 | 4% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Seven Mountains Media Family, LLC Broadcaster | 8 | 29% |
| County of Blair Ecc 911-e Government | 3 | 11% |
| Sba Towers II LLC Tower company | 3 | 11% |
| Lightner Electronics INC. Other | 2 | 7% |
| Hilltop Tower Leasing, INC. Tower company | 1 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 28| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 m (364 ft) | Not specified | 1947 | Seven Mountains Media Family, LLC | 128279 |
| 111 m (364 ft) | Not specified | 1947 | Seven Mountains Media Family, LLC | 128280 |
| 111 m (364 ft) | Not specified | 1947 | Seven Mountains Media Family, LLC | 128281 |
| 93 m (306 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Crown Communication LLC | 2601185 |
| 92 m (302 ft) | Not specified | 1980 | Seven Mountains Media Family, LLC | 101970 |
| 92 m (302 ft) | Not specified | 1980 | Seven Mountains Media Family, LLC | 127251 |
| 92 m (302 ft) | Not specified | 1980 | Seven Mountains Media Family, LLC | 127252 |
| 92 m (302 ft) | Not specified | 1980 | Seven Mountains Media Family, LLC | 127253 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Tower | 1994 | Lightner Electronics INC. | 126458 |
| 88 m (288 ft) | Tower | 1994 | American Towers LLC | 603011 |
| 84 m (275 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Sba Towers II LLC | 127828 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Guyed tower | 1996 | Nexstar Media INC. | 127356 |
| 79 m (259 ft) | Guyed tower | 2000 | Sba Properties, LLC | 2613690 |
| 68 m (223 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Felhc | 127619 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Monopole | 2019 | Tarpon Towers II, LLC | 2722311 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Tower | 1984 | Sba Towers II LLC | 617009 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | Hilltop Tower Leasing, INC. | 2694683 |
| 60 m (197 ft) | Lattice tower | 2012 | County of Blair Ecc 911-e | 2693303 |
| 60 m (197 ft) | Lattice tower | 2012 | County of Blair Ecc 911-e | 2693305 |
| 60 m (197 ft) | Tower | 1992 | Centre Communications | 2610553 |
| 57 m (187 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Openlink Partners LLC | 2667746 |
| 56 m (184 ft) | Pole | 2008 | Ccatt LLC | 2662048 |
| 52 m (170 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Cellco Partnership | 129156 |
| 46 m (151 ft) | Not specified | 1996 | Seven Mountains Media Family, LLC | 127257 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Federal Bureau of Investigation | 126016 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 3 | 11% |
| 1980s | 5 | 18% |
| 1990s | 11 | 39% |
| 2000s | 4 | 14% |
| 2010s | 5 | 18% |
Nearby places
- Tyrone 6
- Ebensburg 11
- Huntingdon 6
- Summerhill 5
- Saxton 5
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.