Cell towers in Colbert County, AL

The FCC registry lists 50 constructed antenna structures in Colbert County, 1% of Alabama's 4,550. Ownership is spread across 31 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 11 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 17 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 50
2Tallest 820 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 265 ft) 300 ft

Structures

rank 40 of 67 in AL

Most common type

Tower

62% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Colbert County

31 different registrants own the 50 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Colbert County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 300 feet, 35 feet taller than the Alabama median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Tuscumbia at 820 feet, built in 1988. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

Structures in Colbert County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Colbert County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1037310	Other or unspecified	820 ft	1988	Tuscumbia	BIG RIVER BROADCASTING
1036418	Tower	570 ft	1997	Florence	ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION DBA = WFIQ TV
1044151	Tower	568 ft	1976	Crooked Oak	Professional 2-Way Radio, Inc.
1036167	Guyed tower	499 ft	1992	Tuscumbia	SLATTON & ASSOCIATES BROADCASTERS INC DBA WBTG FM
1037309	Other or unspecified	499 ft	1977	Tuscumbia	BIG RIVER BROADCASTING
1259903	Tower	423 ft	2010	Leighton	Flinn Broadcasting Corporation
1053167	Tower	421 ft	1986	Tuscumbia	Singing River Media Group LLC
1022197	Tower	420 ft	1988	Muscle Shoals	ALABAMA, STATE OF
1059148	Tower	370 ft	1999	Muscle Shoals	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1061609	Tower	366 ft	1991	Sheffield	D. Mitchell Self Broadcasting
1311564	Lattice tower	365 ft	2019	Tuscumbia	Diamond Towers V LLC
1036427	Tower	350 ft	1992	Colbert Heights	FLORENCE LAUDERDALE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1299445	Guyed tower	349 ft	2017	Muscle Shoals	Private owner (name withheld)
1214629	Tower	340 ft	2000	Leighton	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1222653	Tower	340 ft	2001	Tuscumbia	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1249297	Tower	340 ft	2005	Tuscambia	American Towers LLC
1257877	Tower	340 ft	1988	Cherokee	National Park Service, Natchez Trace Parkway
1312432	Lattice tower	339 ft	2020	Tuscumbia	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1061608	Tower	325 ft	1994	Littleville	Professional 2-Way Radio, Inc.
1054716	Tower	320 ft	1993	Tuscumbia	Professional 2-Way Radio, Inc.
1216111	Tower	320 ft	2000	Tuscumbia	SBA Structures, LLC
1036713	Tower	310 ft	2008	Cherokee	Crown Castle South LLC
1311450	Lattice tower	310 ft	2019	Tuscumbia	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1222491	Tower	307 ft	2002	Littleville	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1035868	Tower	305 ft	2001	Barton	Texas Eastern Communications, LLC
1036711	Tower	294 ft	1991	Tuscumbia	Crown Castle South LLC
1029512	Guyed tower	289 ft	1990	Cherokee	American Towers LLC
1000938	Tower	267 ft	1996	Leighton	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1039311	Tower	265 ft	1996	Cherokee	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1328110	Guyed tower	265 ft	2024	Tuscumbia	Communications Tower Group 1 LLC
1214626	Tower	260 ft	2000	Tuscumbia	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1305721	Lattice tower	260 ft	2018	Cherokee	GTE Mobilnet of Florence, Alabama Incorporated
1331772	Lattice tower	260 ft	2026	Tuscumbia	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1030831	Tower	256 ft	1972	Henderson	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1203141	Tower	250 ft	1991	Tuscumbia	NU COM, INC
1029513	Lattice tower	242 ft	1995	Tuscumbia	GTE Mobilnet of Florence, Alabama Incorporated
1246789	Tower	230 ft	2004	Tuscumbia	Tennessee Valley Authority
1050194	Tower	220 ft	1985	Littleville	Professional 2-Way Radio, Inc.
1000480	Tower	215 ft	1996	Cherokee	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1002014	Tower	215 ft	1996	Cherokee	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1297874	Monopole	200 ft	2016	Muscle Shoals	American Towers LLC
1311481	Lattice tower	199 ft	2002	Muscle Shoals	American Towers LLC
1029510	Tower	198 ft	1990	Colbert Heights	VB ACQUISITIONS LLC
1224476	Monopole	167 ft	2001	Muscle Shoals	SBA Structures, LLC
1309478	Monopole	160 ft	2016	Muscle Shoals	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1257663	Tower	155 ft	2007	Muscle Shoals	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1329755	Monopole	152 ft	2025	Muscle Shoals	The Towers, LLC
1259129	Tower	145 ft	1985	Cherokee	Professional 2-Way Radio, Inc.
1297983	Pole	128 ft	2016	Muscle Shoals	GTE Mobilnet of Florence, Alabama Incorporated
1290841	Monopole	120 ft	2015	Muscle Shoals	Contact Network, Inc. DBA InLine

If you have a tower lease in Colbert County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Alabama with similar tower counts: Marion County (51), Pike County (51), Choctaw County (50), Dale County (50), Wilcox County (47).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.