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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


        We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-53522) and related Prospectus of
SpectraSite Holdings, Inc., dated February 8, 2001, and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated February 14, 2000 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. as of December
31, 1998 and 1999 and for the period from inception (April 25, 1997) to December
31, 1997 and for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999, and our report
dated March 27, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
the Company's predecessor, TeleSite Services, LLC, as of December 31, 1996 and
for the year ended December 31, 1996 and for the period from January 1, 1997 to
May 12, 1997.



                                                   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina
February 7, 2001