Cell towers in Bristol, Virginia
The FCC register lists 12 antenna structures in and around Bristol. That is the 53rd highest count of any place in Virginia.
Overview
Bristol, VA has 12 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 53rd largest count among the 465 places in Virginia that have any.
The register works out to 0.93 structures per square mile here.
Median height here is 63 m (207 ft), compared with 61 m (199 ft) across Virginia as a whole.
The mix here is 3 lattice towers, 2 monopoles, 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 oldest structure on file here was registered in 1994, the newest in 2020 — 26 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower array | 3 | 25% |
| Tower | 3 | 25% |
| Lattice tower | 3 | 25% |
| Monopole | 2 | 17% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 8% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Bristol Broadcasting Company, INC. Broadcaster | 3 | 25% |
| Rgh Communications, INC. Other | 1 | 8% |
| Apex Towers, LLC Tower company | 1 | 8% |
| American Family Association Other | 1 | 8% |
| Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC Tower company | 1 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 m (320 ft) | Lattice tower | 2013 | Crown Castle South LLC | 2686535 |
| 87 m (285 ft) | Guyed tower | 2020 | Rgh Communications, INC. | 120725 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Sba Towers, LLC | 2620639 |
| 77 m (254 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Alltel Corporation | 2639424 |
| 63 m (207 ft) | Tower array | 1998 | Bristol Broadcasting Company, INC. | 610116 |
| 63 m (207 ft) | Tower array | 1998 | Bristol Broadcasting Company, INC. | 610117 |
| 63 m (207 ft) | Tower array | 1998 | Bristol Broadcasting Company, INC. | 610118 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 1999 | American Towers LLC | 618378 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2003 | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC | 2640687 |
| 59 m (193 ft) | Lattice tower | 1994 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 602661 |
| 38 m (124 ft) | Monopole | 2016 | Apex Towers, LLC | 2697799 |
| 30 m (98 ft) | Tower | 1999 | American Family Association | 624064 |
When they were registered
| 1990s | 6 | 50% |
| 2000s | 3 | 25% |
| 2010s | 2 | 17% |
| 2020s | 1 | 8% |
Nearby places
- Abingdon 21
- Meadowview 5
- Lebanon 5
- Gate City 5
- Norton 5
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
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.