Cell towers in Bay City, Texas
The FCC register lists 26 antenna structures in and around Bay City. That is the 101st highest count of any place in Texas.
Overview
26 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Bay City, TX.
Counted against 17,488 residents, that is 148.7 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
Median height here is 97 m (319 ft), compared with 76 m (248 ft) across Texas as a whole.
Lattice towers (3) and guyed masts (7) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1956, the newest in 2024 — 68 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 13 | 50% |
| Guyed tower | 7 | 27% |
| Lattice tower | 3 | 12% |
| Monopole | 2 | 8% |
| Mast | 1 | 4% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 4 | 15% |
| Broussard Towers INC. Tower company | 2 | 8% |
| Centerpoint Energy, INC Utility | 2 | 8% |
| Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC Tower company | 2 | 8% |
| Bay City, City Of Government | 1 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 26| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 m (505 ft) | Tower | 1991 | Broussard Towers INC. | 619993 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Guyed tower | 1997 | City of Bay City, Texas | 1097450 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Guyed tower | 1993 | Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC | 612195 |
| 151 m (495 ft) | Guyed tower | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 2606839 |
| 146 m (479 ft) | Tower | 1984 | Broussard Towers INC. | 601780 |
| 145 m (475 ft) | Guyed tower | 1997 | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC | 108922 |
| 129 m (422 ft) | Tower | 1981 | Cable One, INC. | 611537 |
| 112 m (367 ft) | Guyed tower | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2619983 |
| 110 m (360 ft) | Tower | 1974 | Centerpoint Energy, INC | 609609 |
| 106 m (348 ft) | Guyed tower | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2620823 |
| 104 m (340 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Aep Texas | 2702111 |
| 101 m (330 ft) | Guyed tower | 2017 | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC | 2627795 |
| 98 m (321 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC | 2611259 |
| 97 m (317 ft) | Lattice tower | 2021 | Uniti Towers LLC | 2712788 |
| 92 m (300 ft) | Tower | 1956 | Jackson Electric Cooperative, INC. | 99822 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Cellco Partnership | 2671751 |
| 79 m (259 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Stc Two LLC | 2623502 |
| 67 m (220 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Matagorda County | 2639171 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Enterprise Products Operating, LLC | 2633651 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Monopole | 2008 | American Towers LLC | 2659954 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Tower | 1974 | Centerpoint Energy, INC | 609590 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 2024 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2726581 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Gte Mobilnet of South Texas Limited Partnership | 2643028 |
| 56 m (185 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | Skyway Towers, LLC | 2717318 |
| 44 m (144 ft) | Tower | 1993 | South Texas Electric Cooperative INC | 2613675 |
When they were registered
| 1950s | 1 | 4% |
| 1970s | 2 | 8% |
| 1980s | 2 | 8% |
| 1990s | 6 | 23% |
| 2000s | 9 | 35% |
| 2010s | 3 | 12% |
| 2020s | 3 | 12% |
Nearby places
- Van Vleck 6
- Sweeny 13
- Boling 11
- West Columbia 6
- El Campo 17
About this data
The underlying records are the FCC's own registrations as of 2026-08-23. Every structure counted here carries a registration number you can check against the FCC directly.
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.