Cell towers in Cranston, Rhode Island
The FCC register lists 20 antenna structures in and around Cranston. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in Rhode Island.
Overview
The FCC register lists 20 antenna structures in and around Cranston, RI. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in Rhode Island.
Counted against 84,647 residents, that is 23.6 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
The tallest structure on the register here is 167 m (549 ft) above ground level.
Lattice towers (3) 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 2010.
Structure types
| Tower | 9 | 45% |
| Pole | 3 | 15% |
| Lattice tower | 3 | 15% |
| Guyed tower | 3 | 15% |
| Not specified | 1 | 5% |
| Monopole | 1 | 5% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 4 | 20% |
| Vb Nimbus, LLC Tower company | 3 | 15% |
| Ccatt LLC Tower company | 2 | 10% |
| Cranston, City Of Government | 1 | 5% |
| Johnston Fire Department Government | 1 | 5% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167 m (549 ft) | Guyed tower | 1997 | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC | 123522 |
| 163 m (535 ft) | Guyed tower | 1948 | Vb Nimbus, LLC | 123653 |
| 148 m (486 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Vb Nimbus, LLC | 620724 |
| 111 m (364 ft) | Guyed tower | 2006 | American Towers LLC | 2675560 |
| 93 m (304 ft) | Tower | 1984 | Vb Nimbus, LLC | 2606299 |
| 80 m (263 ft) | Tower | 1989 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 101747 |
| 78 m (255 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Pisa Properties LLC | 2644295 |
| 63 m (206 ft) | Lattice tower | 2006 | American Towers LLC | 2601246 |
| 62 m (202 ft) | Not specified | 2004 | Johnston Fire Department | 2645142 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Tower | 1974 | Cranston, City Of | 122863 |
| 53 m (175 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Spectrasite Communications, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC. | 618909 |
| 52 m (169 ft) | Lattice tower | 2010 | Ccatt LLC | 2671771 |
| 49 m (162 ft) | Pole | 2000 | Ccatt LLC | 2677495 |
| 48 m (156 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Stc Five LLC | 2669243 |
| 41 m (134 ft) | Lattice tower | 1995 | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC | 101094 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Monopole | 2008 | Sba Towers Ix, LLC | 2661510 |
| 31 m (101 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC | 2674502 |
| 28 m (92 ft) | Pole | 2006 | Sba Monarch Towers I, LLC | 2657337 |
| 28 m (91 ft) | Pole | 2010 | American Towers LLC | 2668703 |
| 28 m (91 ft) | Tower | 2010 | American Towers LLC | 2673177 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 1 | 5% |
| 1970s | 1 | 5% |
| 1980s | 2 | 10% |
| 1990s | 5 | 25% |
| 2000s | 7 | 35% |
| 2010s | 4 | 20% |
Nearby places
- Providence 8
- Warwick 61
- East Providence 16
- Greenville 5
- Central Falls 5
About this data
All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.
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.