Cell towers in Franklin, Virginia
The FCC register lists 14 antenna structures in and around Franklin. That is the 46th highest count of any place in Virginia.
Overview
Franklin, VA has 14 registered structures, the tallest standing 128 m (420 ft) above ground.
Area density is 1.69 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 61 m (200 ft); the tallest reaches 128 m (420 ft).
The mix here is 3 lattice towers, 1 monopole, 1 guyed mast — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
Registrations here span 1956 to 2019.
Structure types
| Tower | 6 | 43% |
| Pole | 3 | 21% |
| Lattice tower | 3 | 21% |
| Monopole | 1 | 7% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 7% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| City of Franklin Government | 2 | 14% |
| Csx Transportation Other | 2 | 14% |
| Franklin Broadcasting Corporation Dba = Wlqm Broadcaster | 1 | 7% |
| Crossroads Fuel Service INC Other | 1 | 7% |
| Virginia, Commonwealth of Dept. of State Police Government | 1 | 7% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 m (420 ft) | Tower | 2007 | Virginia, Commonwealth of Dept. of State Police | 2653049 |
| 91 m (298 ft) | Tower | 1991 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 100370 |
| 79 m (259 ft) | Lattice tower | 2018 | Virginia Electric and Power Company | 2703807 |
| 78 m (257 ft) | Guyed tower | 2006 | American Towers LLC | 619366 |
| 78 m (257 ft) | Lattice tower | 2006 | Sba Towers, LLC | 2645826 |
| 62 m (203 ft) | Tower | 1956 | Franklin Broadcasting Corporation Dba = Wlqm | 120249 |
| 61 m (201 ft) | Tower | 1990 | Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association INC Dba = Whro | 127985 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2019 | Alltel Corporation | 2707804 |
| 50 m (165 ft) | Tower | 1994 | City of Franklin | 120044 |
| 49 m (161 ft) | Lattice tower | 2000 | Crown Communication LLC | 2608564 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Tower | 2002 | City of Franklin | 2628801 |
| 20 m (65 ft) | Pole | 1981 | Crossroads Fuel Service INC | 2606417 |
| 17 m (55 ft) | Pole | 1999 | Csx Transportation | 2604053 |
| 14 m (45 ft) | Pole | 1999 | Csx Transportation | 2604052 |
When they were registered
| 1950s | 1 | 7% |
| 1980s | 1 | 7% |
| 1990s | 5 | 36% |
| 2000s | 5 | 36% |
| 2010s | 2 | 14% |
Nearby places
About this data
Source is the FCC Antenna Structure Registration file of 2026-08-23. What it records is structures, not the radios mounted on them: the register cannot tell you which carrier operates from a given site.
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.