Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SILBERSTEIN JASON V
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP [SBAC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President-Property Mgt
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 5900 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY N.W.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2009
(Street)

BOCA RATON, FL 33487		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 12.94               (1) 01/07/2012 Class A Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 0.05               (1) 07/01/2011 Class A Common Stock 202   202 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 4.25               (1) 02/11/2014 Class A Common Stock 17,500   17,500 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 8.56               (1) 02/01/2015 Class A Common Stock 32,355   32,355 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 19.1               (2) 01/19/2016 Class A Common Stock 41,000   41,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 28.54               (3) 02/26/2014 Class A Common Stock 41,000   41,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 32.39               (4) 02/28/2015 Class A Common Stock 47,500   47,500 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 19.68 03/05/2009   A   61,628     (5) 03/05/2016 Class A Common Stock 61,628 $ 0 61,628 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SILBERSTEIN JASON V
C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
5900 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY N.W.
BOCA RATON, FL 33487		       Vice President-Property Mgt  

Signatures

 /s/ Jason V. Silberstein   03/09/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These options are immediately exercisable.
(2) These options vest in accordance with the following schedule: 10,250 vest on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the grant date (January 19, 2006).
(3) These options vest in accordance with the following schedule: 10,250 vest on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the grant date (February 26, 2007).
(4) These options vest in accordance with the following schedule: 11,875 vest on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the grant date (February 28, 2008).
(5) These options vest in accordance with the following schedule: 15,407 vest on each of the first through fourth anniversaries of the grant date (March 5, 2009).

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