UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2005


                                SPECTRASITE, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    DELAWARE
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         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


                001-31769                                56-2027322
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         (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


400 Regency Forest Drive, Cary, North Carolina             27511
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    (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


                                 (919) 468-0112
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02.   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

             On July 28, 2005, SpectraSite, Inc. (the "Company") reported its
results of operations for its fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005. A copy of the
press release issued by the Company concerning the foregoing results is
furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

             The information in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying
exhibit, is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor
shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general
incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.


ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)          Financial statements of businesses acquired.

             Not applicable

(b)          Pro forma financial information.

             Not applicable

(c)          Exhibits.

             EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION
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                99.1           Press Release, dated July 28, 2005.





                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                            SPECTRASITE, INC.


Date:  July 28, 2005                        By:  /s/ Mark A. Slaven
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                                                 Name:  Mark A. Slaven
                                                 Title: Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1     Press Release, dated July 28, 2005.