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CONTACTS:   Tabitha Zane                                 George Sard
            SpectraSite                                  Citigate Sard Verbinnen
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            TABITHA.ZANE@SPECTRASITE.COM                 GSARD@SARDVERB.COM



                     HEARING RESCHEDULED IN BONDHOLDER SUIT

CARY, NC, JUNE 21, 2002 - SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SITE) has received
a notice that the hearing on the request made by certain noteholders for a
temporary restraining order has been rescheduled. The hearing will now be held
on Monday, June 24 in the afternoon.

As previously reported, certain holders of the Company's outstanding Senior
Notes and Senior Discount Notes have filed a complaint in the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware seeking, among other things, to
enjoin the Company from consummating its cash tender offers to purchase a
portion of its outstanding 10.75% Senior Notes due 2010, 12.50% Senior Notes due
2010, 12.00% Senior Discount Notes due 2008, 11.25% Senior Discount Notes due
2009 and 12.875% Senior Discount Notes due 2010.

ABOUT SPECTRASITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
SpectraSite Communications, Inc. (www.spectrasite.com), based in Cary, North
Carolina, is one of the largest wireless tower operators in the United States.
The Company also is a leading provider of outsourced services to the wireless
communications and broadcast industries in the United States and Canada. At
March 31, 2002, SpectraSite owned or managed approximately 20,000 sites,
including 8,015 towers primarily in the top 100 markets in the United States.
SpectraSite's customers are leading wireless communications providers and
broadcasters, including AT&T Wireless, ABC Television, Cingular, Nextel, Paxson
Communications, Sprint PCS, Verizon Wireless and Voicestream.

SAFE HARBOR
THIS PRESS RELEASE AND ORAL STATEMENTS MADE FROM TIME TO TIME BY REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE COMPANY MAY CONTAIN "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" CONCERNING SPECTRASITE'S
FUTURE EXPECTATIONS, FINANCIAL AND OPERATING PROJECTIONS, PLANS AND STRATEGIES,
IN PARTICULAR REGARDING THE CONSUMMATION OF THE DEBT TENDER OFFERS, THE OUTCOME
OF THE LITIGATION REFERRED TO IN THIS RELEASE, AND THE IMPACT OF THESE AND
RELATED TRANSACTIONS ON THE COMPANY AND ON THE COMPANY'S EXPECTED REVENUE,
EBITDA, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND CASH AND NON-CASH CHARGES. THESE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES.
THE COMPANY WISHES TO CAUTION READERS THAT CERTAIN FACTORS MAY IMPACT THE
COMPANY'S ACTUAL RESULTS AND COULD CAUSE RESULTS FOR SUBSEQUENT PERIODS TO
DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED IN ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MADE BY
OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY. SUCH FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO (I)
THE CLOSING CONDITIONS FOR EACH OF THE TENDER OFFERS AND THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO
TERMINATE, MODIFY OR AMEND ANY TENDER OFFER, (II) THE OUTCOME OF THE LITIGATION
REFERRED TO IN THIS RELEASE, (III) MARKET CONDITIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE
DEBT TENDER OFFERS, (IV) SPECTRASITE'S SUBSTANTIAL CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS AND
LEVERAGE, EVEN AFTER THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS
RELEASE, (V) THE COMPANY'S DEPENDENCE ON DEMAND FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND
RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, (VI) COMPETITION IN THE COMMUNICATIONS TOWER INDUSTRY,
INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND (VII) FUTURE REGULATORY
ACTIONS AND CONDITIONS IN ITS OPERATING AREAS. THESE AND OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS
ARE DESCRIBED IN MORE DETAIL IN ITEM 1A "RISK FACTORS" OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL
REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001 AND IN THE COMPANY'S
OTHER SEC FILINGS AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION
TO UPDATE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT SUBSEQUENTLY OCCURRING EVENTS OR
CIRCUMSTANCES.


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