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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.

Registered structures
28
Median height
65 m (212 ft)
+2.8% vs state median
Tallest
111 m (364 ft)
Per 100k residents
66.1
population 42,347 (2025)

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

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.