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           SPECTRASITE COMPLETES $200 MILLION OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES



CARY, NC, MAY 21, 2003 - SpectraSite, Inc. (Ticker Symbol: SPCS), announced
today that it has completed the sale of $200 million of senior notes in a
private offering. The Company previously had planned to offer $150 million of
senior notes but the transaction was increased to $200 million.



The senior notes will accrue interest at 8.25% per annum and will mature on May
15, 2010. Interest on the senior notes will be payable May 15 and November 15 of
each year, beginning November 15, 2003. The net proceeds of the offering were
used to repay a portion of the outstanding term loans under the Company's senior
credit facility.



ABOUT SPECTRASITE, INC.

SpectraSite, Inc. (www.spectrasite.com), based in Cary, North Carolina, is one
of the largest wireless tower operators in the United States.

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, strategies and
the trading markets for its securities. 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 interest of market makers and
others in maintaining an active market for SpectraSite's securities, (ii)
SpectraSite's substantial capital requirements and leverage, even after giving
effect to its capital restructuring and the note offering, (iii) market
conditions, (iv) the Company's dependence on demand for wireless communications
and related infrastructure, (v) competition in the communications tower
industry, including the impact of technological developments and (vi) 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, 2002 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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