Cell towers in Salem, Virginia
The FCC register lists 16 antenna structures in and around Salem. That is the 37th highest count of any place in Virginia.
Overview
The FCC register lists 16 antenna structures in and around Salem, VA. That is the 37th highest count of any place in Virginia.
Counted against 25,816 residents, that is 62 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
The tallest structure on the register here is 119 m (390 ft) above ground level.
The mix here is 5 lattice towers, 2 guyed masts, 1 monopole — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
Registrations here span 1980 to 2011.
Structure types
| Lattice tower | 5 | 31% |
| Tower | 3 | 19% |
| Not specified | 2 | 13% |
| Pole | 2 | 13% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 13% |
| Monopole | 1 | 6% |
| Building | 1 | 6% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Mel Wheeler, INC. Other | 5 | 31% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 13% |
| County of Roanoke, Virginia Government | 1 | 6% |
| Virginia, Commonwealth of Department of State Police Government | 1 | 6% |
| Sba Towers III LLC Tower company | 1 | 6% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 m (390 ft) | Lattice tower | 1980 | Mel Wheeler, INC. | 600067 |
| 119 m (389 ft) | Lattice tower | 1980 | Mel Wheeler, INC. | 600066 |
| 118 m (388 ft) | Lattice tower | 1980 | Mel Wheeler, INC. | 600065 |
| 118 m (388 ft) | Lattice tower | 1980 | Mel Wheeler, INC. | 600068 |
| 108 m (353 ft) | Guyed tower | 1980 | Mel Wheeler, INC. | 600069 |
| 62 m (204 ft) | Lattice tower | 1999 | Sba Towers, LLC | 621544 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Monopole | 2006 | Sba Towers III LLC | 2648266 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Pole | 2005 | Cellco Partnership | 2646949 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Pole | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2628390 |
| 60 m (196 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 108118 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Not specified | 2001 | Not listed | 2627581 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Guyed tower | 1996 | American Towers LLC | 2649156 |
| 51 m (166 ft) | Not specified | 2011 | Not listed | 622323 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Tower | 2007 | Virginia, Commonwealth of Department of State Police | 2659707 |
| 27 m (90 ft) | Tower | 2005 | County of Roanoke, Virginia | 2647680 |
| 22 m (71 ft) | Building | 2002 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2632510 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 5 | 31% |
| 1990s | 3 | 19% |
| 2000s | 7 | 44% |
| 2010s | 1 | 6% |
Nearby places
- Roanoke 33
- Vinton 6
- Daleville 6
- Blacksburg 20
- Rocky Mount 6
About this data
All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.
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.