Cell towers in Melville, Rhode Island
The FCC register lists 6 antenna structures in and around Melville. That is the 10th highest count of any place in Rhode Island.
Overview
Melville, RI has 6 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 10th largest count among the 31 places in Rhode Island that have any.
Area density is 2.86 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 46 m (151 ft); the tallest reaches 70 m (229 ft).
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1983.
Structure types
| Tower | 2 | 33% |
| Lattice tower | 2 | 33% |
| Oil or gas rig | 1 | 17% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 17% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Bear Broadcasting Company Broadcaster | 1 | 17% |
| Full Power Radio of Wickford INC Broadcaster | 1 | 17% |
| Raytheon Company Other | 1 | 17% |
| Crown Atlantic Company, LLC Tower company | 1 | 17% |
| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 1 | 17% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 m (229 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Full Power Radio of Wickford INC | 2604060 |
| 64 m (211 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC | 2637441 |
| 60 m (197 ft) | Building with tower | 1992 | Bear Broadcasting Company | 124855 |
| 32 m (105 ft) | Lattice tower | 2023 | Raytheon Company | 2722808 |
| 31 m (103 ft) | Oil or gas rig | 2017 | Cellco Partnership | 2701759 |
| 9.1 m (30 ft) | Lattice tower | 1983 | American Towers LLC | 2684344 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 1 | 17% |
| 1990s | 2 | 33% |
| 2000s | 1 | 17% |
| 2010s | 1 | 17% |
| 2020s | 1 | 17% |
Nearby places
- Newport East 8
- Warwick 61
- Kingston 11
- East Providence 16
- Cranston 20
About this data
Counts here are computed from the FCC's registered structure file, dated 2026-08-23. If a mast near you is missing, the usual reason is that it sits below the 200-foot registration threshold.
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.