Cell towers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The FCC register lists 51 antenna structures in and around Pittsburgh. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in Pennsylvania.
Overview
The FCC register lists 51 antenna structures in and around Pittsburgh, PA. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in Pennsylvania.
Per head that is 16.6 structures for every 100,000 people; per unit of area it is 0.92 per square mile.
Heights are uneven: the median is 67 m (221 ft) but the tallest is 263 m (864 ft), roughly 3.9 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
Lattice towers (10) and guyed masts (3) 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 2020.
Structure types
| Tower | 15 | 29% |
| Monopole | 10 | 20% |
| Lattice tower | 10 | 20% |
| Pole | 5 | 10% |
| Guyed tower | 3 | 6% |
| Tower array | 2 | 4% |
| Mast | 2 | 4% |
| Not specified | 1 | 2% |
| Silo | 1 | 2% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 2% |
| Building | 1 | 2% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Ccatt LLC Tower company | 8 | 16% |
| Crown Communications LLC Other | 7 | 14% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 6 | 12% |
| Calvary Communications, INC. Other | 3 | 6% |
| St. Barnabas Broadcasting, INC. Broadcaster | 2 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 51| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263 m (864 ft) | Guyed tower | 1997 | Crown Communications LLC | 102322 |
| 259 m (849 ft) | Guyed tower | 1967 | American Towers LLC | 597600 |
| 223 m (730 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Gerstell Development Limited Partnership | 126899 |
| 208 m (681 ft) | Guyed tower | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 126781 |
| 181 m (594 ft) | Lattice tower | 2019 | Wqed Multimedia | 123981 |
| 170 m (556 ft) | Building | 1937 | University of Pittsburgh Commonwealth System of Higher Ed | 125697 |
| 167 m (547 ft) | Tower | 2004 | International Communications Group, INC. D/b/a Corban Networks | 105453 |
| 145 m (477 ft) | Lattice tower | 1987 | Crown Communications LLC | 101834 |
| 144 m (472 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Crown Communications LLC | 101903 |
| 137 m (450 ft) | Lattice tower | 1991 | Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC | 598513 |
| 129 m (422 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Crown Communications LLC | 101871 |
| 125 m (410 ft) | Tower | 1983 | Calvary Communications, INC. | 126309 |
| 119 m (391 ft) | Lattice tower | 2009 | American Towers LLC | 115156 |
| 113 m (370 ft) | Lattice tower | 2011 | American Towers LLC | 127022 |
| 109 m (356 ft) | Tower array | 2008 | St. Barnabas Broadcasting, INC. | 2633279 |
| 109 m (356 ft) | Tower array | 2008 | St. Barnabas Broadcasting, INC. | 2633280 |
| 108 m (355 ft) | Building with tower | 2000 | Crown Communications LLC | 102102 |
| 107 m (350 ft) | Tower | 1972 | Renda, Anthony F Dba = Wjas Renda Broadcasting Corporation | 127857 |
| 96 m (316 ft) | Tower | 1984 | Crown Communications LLC | 102108 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Lattice tower | 1975 | T-mobile USA Tower LLC | 598165 |
| 83 m (271 ft) | Tower | 1982 | Crown Communications LLC | 101848 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Tower | 1983 | Calvary Communications, INC. | 2632432 |
| 81 m (264 ft) | Lattice tower | 2013 | American Towers LLC | 101854 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 2011 | Calvary Communications, INC. | 2634457 |
| 73 m (239 ft) | Silo | 1950 | American Towers LLC | 102202 |
When they were registered
| 1930s | 1 | 2% |
| 1950s | 1 | 2% |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% |
| 1970s | 2 | 4% |
| 1980s | 7 | 14% |
| 1990s | 18 | 35% |
| 2000s | 13 | 25% |
| 2010s | 7 | 14% |
| 2020s | 1 | 2% |
Nearby places
- Millvale 5
- West View 9
- West Mifflin 10
- Penn Hills 5
- Coraopolis 10
About this data
These counts come from the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database, weekly file dated 2026-08-23. Registration is generally required above 200 feet or near an airport, so small cells, rooftop antennas and short masts do not appear.
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.