Cell towers in Altavista, Virginia
The FCC register lists 5 antenna structures in and around Altavista. That is the 146th highest count of any place in Virginia.
Overview
5 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Altavista, VA.
That works out to 149.1 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 3,353.
At a median of 79 m (260 ft), structures here run 30.6% taller than the Virginia median of 61 m (199 ft).
The mix here is 2 lattice towers, 1 guyed mast — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1986.
Structure types
| Tower | 2 | 40% |
| Lattice tower | 2 | 40% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 20% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| D J Broadcasting INC Dba = Wkde Broadcaster | 1 | 20% |
| Liberty University, INC. Government | 1 | 20% |
| Southside Electric Cooperative Utility | 1 | 20% |
| Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company | 1 | 20% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 1 | 20% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 m (579 ft) | Guyed tower | 2025 | Liberty University, INC. | 2703696 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower | 1986 | D J Broadcasting INC Dba = Wkde | 120574 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Lattice tower | 2017 | Southside Electric Cooperative | 2701912 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 1996 | American Towers LLC | 110825 |
| 56 m (182 ft) | Lattice tower | 1996 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 119349 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 1 | 20% |
| 1990s | 2 | 40% |
| 2010s | 1 | 20% |
| 2020s | 1 | 20% |
Nearby places
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.