Cell towers in Craighead County, AR

The FCC registry lists 100 constructed antenna structures in Craighead County, 3% of Arkansas's 3,071. Ownership is spread across 49 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 21 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 32 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 100
2Tallest 1070 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 260 ft) 244 ft

Structures

100

rank 4 of 75 in AR

Most common type

Tower

46% of structures

Over 200 feet

56% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Craighead County

49 different registrants own the 100 structures. 5 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 Craighead County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 244 feet, 16 feet shorter than the Arkansas median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Jonesboro at 1070 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Craighead 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
1038728	Tower	1070 ft	1987	Jonesboro	East Arkansas Broadcasters, Inc.
1038198	Tower	969 ft	1974	Bono	ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION
1038709	Other or unspecified	669 ft	1994	Jonesboro	ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
1233360	Tower	518 ft	1992	Jonesboro	CITY OF JONESBORO ARKANSAS
1038729	Tower	514 ft	1973	Jonesboro	East Arkansas Broadcasters of Jonesboro, LLC
1038708	Other or unspecified	509 ft	1973	Jonesboro	ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
1235558	Tower	500 ft	2003	Jonesboro	East Arkansas Broadcasters of Jonesboro, LLC
1042940	Tower	479 ft	1992	Jonesboro	GTC Uno, LLC
1233772	Tower	459 ft	2003	Jonesboro	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1065146	Tower	450 ft	2000	Bono	JONESBORO COMMUNICATIONS INC
1053082	Tower	410 ft	1999	Jonesboro	AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
1052929	Tower	394 ft	1988	Bay	AT&T Corp
1046425	Guyed tower	391 ft	1994	Jonesboro	BNSF Railway CO.
1260325	Tower	380 ft	2014	Brookland	Flinn Broadcasting Corporation
1042939	Tower	354 ft	1990	Jonesboro	GTC Uno, LLC
1048934	Tower	345 ft	1998	Black Oak	CCATT LLC
1039870	Other or unspecified	344 ft	1990	Jonesboro	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1040224	Tower	338 ft	1986	Jonesboro	Private owner (name withheld)
1217706	Tower	330 ft	2000	Bono	SBA Towers II LLC
1211391	Guyed tower	327 ft	2009	Brookland	Tower Ventures III, LLC
1248408	Tower	320 ft	2006	Lake City	State of Arkansas
1225967	Tower	318 ft	2004	Jonesboro	Private owner (name withheld)
1040851	Guyed tower	316 ft	1998	Jonesboro	GTC Uno, LLC
1222507	Tower	315 ft	2001	Brookland	Crown Communication LLC
1047958	Guyed tower	313 ft	2000	Jonesboro	American Towers LLC
1063342	Tower	310 ft	1998	Jonesboro	ARKANSAS, STATE OF
1223268	Tower	310 ft	2000	Cash	SBA Properties, LLC
1298013	Lattice tower	310 ft	2017	Jonesboro	Alltel Corporation
1311648	Lattice tower	310 ft	2020	Caraway	ALLTEL Corporation
1321450	Guyed tower	305 ft	2022	Lake City	SBA Towers II LLC
1229579	Tower	304 ft	2001	Jonesboro	SBA Properties, LLC
1040223	Tower	295 ft	1989	Jonesboro	Private owner (name withheld)
1061607	Lattice tower	295 ft	1999	Jonesboro	American Towers LLC
1307531	Lattice tower	290 ft	2018	Bona	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1309003	Lattice tower	290 ft	2019	Bay	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1306878	Lattice tower	289 ft	2018	Jonesboro	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1046547	Guyed tower	280 ft	1999	Jonesboro	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1211652	Tower	275 ft	2001	Bay	SBA Properties, LLC
1312000	Lattice tower	275 ft	2020	Bay	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1040529	Tower	274 ft	1987	Leachville	ARKANSAS, STATE OF
1239144	Lattice tower	274 ft	2003	Cash	SBA Towers II LLC
1306112	Lattice tower	270 ft	2018	Lake City	Entergy Services, LLC
1214608	Tower	267 ft	2000	Brookland	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1307660	Lattice tower	265 ft	2019	Jonesboro	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1269875	Tower	260 ft	2009	Lake City	Alltel Corporation
1310780	Lattice tower	260 ft	2021	Cash	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1321400	Lattice tower	260 ft	2023	Monette	ALLTEL Corporation
1319429	Lattice tower	258 ft	2021	Jonesboro	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1201309	Guyed tower	253 ft	2000	Jonesboro	SBA Towers, LLC
1319493	Guyed tower	253 ft	2022	Monette	Harmoni Towers LLC
1064298	Tower	236 ft	1986	Jonesboro	East Arkansas Broadcasters of Jonesboro, LLC
1286233	Lattice tower	233 ft	2013	Jonesboro	Alltel Corporation
1040547	Tower	214 ft	2002	Jonesboro	ARKANSAS, STATE OF
1211208	Tower	210 ft	1999	Jonesboro	SBA Properties, LLC
1211676	Monopole	208 ft	1999	Jonesboro	SBA Properties, LLC
1038727	Tower	201 ft	1997	Jonesboro	East Arkansas Broadcasters of Jonesboro, LLC
1038561	Tower	200 ft	1997	Jonesboro	KEARBYS RADIO SHOP INC
1223264	Monopole	199 ft	2000	Jonesboro	SBA Properties, LLC
1232796	Tower	199 ft	2002	Jonesboro	SBA Towers II LLC
1037873	Tower	197 ft	1993	Jonesboro	Private owner (name withheld)
1304178	Lattice tower	196 ft	2018	Jonesboro	City Water and Light Plant of the City of Jonesboro Arkansas
1234492	Lattice tower	191 ft	2004	Jonesboro	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1236994	Lattice tower	185 ft	2002	Jonesboro	SBA Towers V, LLC
1329836	Monopole	175 ft	2026	Jonesboro	CitySwitch II, LLC
1047812	Tower	170 ft	1996	Jonesboro	American Towers LLC
1038730	Tower	166 ft	1993	Jonesboro	East Arkansas Broadcasters of Jonesboro, LLC
1283618	Tower	165 ft	2012	Jonesboro	Crown Castle Towers 09
1053311	Pole	163 ft	2004	Jonesboro	CCATT LLC
1239512	Lattice tower	163 ft	2004	Jonesboro	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1211671	Monopole	160 ft	2001	Jonesboro	SBA Properties, LLC
1282408	Pole	160 ft	2012	Jonesboro	American Towers LLC
1284051	Monopole	160 ft	2012	Jonesboro	American Towers LLC
1323628	Monopole	160 ft	2019	Lake City	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1254962	Monopole	159 ft	2007	Jonesboro	SBA Towers V, LLC
1245446	Tower	156 ft	2004	Jonesboro	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1211668	Tower	155 ft	2000	Jonesboro	SBA Properties, LLC
1279934	Monopole	155 ft	2011	Jonesboro	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1212708	Tower	154 ft	1999	Jonesboro	City Water and Light Plant of the City of Jonesboro
1299231	Lattice tower	152 ft	2016	Jonesboro	Alltel Corporation
1320273	Lattice tower	144 ft	2022	Jonesboro	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1063698	Tower	140 ft	1998	Jonesboro	Pollack Broadcasting Company Jonesboro LLC
1261108	Tower	137 ft	2008	Jonesboro	Private owner (name withheld)
1279795	Monopole	135 ft	2011	Jonesboro	SBA Towers V, LLC
1290614	Monopole	135 ft	2014	Brookland	American Towers LLC
1278591	Water tank	130 ft	2011	Jonesboro	T-Mobile Central LLC
1320524	Monopole	128 ft	2022	Jonesboro	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1322602	Lattice tower	121 ft	2019	Lake City	Dawson Enterprises Investing, LLC
1281822	Monopole	110 ft	2013	Jonesboro	American Towers LLC
1306758	Monopole	110 ft	2018	Jonesboro	Diamond Towers V LLC
1272457	Tower	105 ft	2008	Jonesboro	Saga Communications of Arkansas, LLC
1288551	Monopole	105 ft	2013	Jonesboro	SBA Towers VIII, LLC
1303509	Lattice tower	98 ft	2018	Jonesboro	THE VOICE OF ARKANSAS MINORITY ADVOCACY COUNCIL
1060100	Tower	92 ft	1982	Jonesboro	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1305384	Monopole	60 ft	2018	Jonesboro	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1277884	Tower	50 ft	2011	Jonesboro	BNSF Railway Co.
1277885	Tower	50 ft	2011	Jonesboro	BNSF Railway Co.
1277886	Tower	50 ft	2011	Jonesboro	BNSF Railway Co.
1316899	Pole	40 ft	2021	Jonesboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1317257	Pole	40 ft	2021	Jonesboro	ALLTEL Corporation
1317276	Pole	40 ft	2021	Jonesboro	ALLTEL Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Craighead 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 Arkansas with similar tower counts: Pulaski County (201), Benton County (166), Washington County (140), Garland County (93), Saline County (89).

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.