Exhibit 99.1

                Certification Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
     (as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Jeffrey A. Stoops, as Chief Executive Officer of SBA Communications
Corporation (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), that to my
knowledge:

1.   the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual
     period ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report"), filed with the U.S.
     Securities and Exchange Commission, fully complies with the requirements of
     Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
     and

2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company pursuant
to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and does not constitute a
part of the Report.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


Date:  March 31, 2003                                    /s/ Jeffrey A. Stoops
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                                                         Jeffrey A. Stoops
                                                         Chief Executive Officer