Cell towers in Desha County, AR

The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Desha County, 1% of Arkansas's 3,071. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, Private owners (names withheld), has 6 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 31
2Tallest 354 ft
3Largest owner Private owners (names withheld)
4Median height (state 260 ft) 190 ft

Structures

rank 36 of 75 in AR

Most common type

Tower

61% of structures

Over 200 feet

35% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Desha County

18 different registrants own the 31 structures. 6 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 Desha County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 190 feet, 70 feet shorter than the Arkansas median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Dumas at 354 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Desha 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
1036637	Tower	354 ft	1998	Dumas	Cumulus Radio, LLC
1021909	Guyed tower	349 ft	1993	Back Gate	ALLTEL Communications of Arkansas RSA #12 Cellular Limited Partnership
1021460	Guyed tower	345 ft	1993	Dumas	ALLTEL Communications of Arkansas RSA #12 Cellular Limited Partnership
1040839	Guyed tower	340 ft	1997	Mc Gehee	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1052384	Tower	310 ft	1996	Dumas	Private owner (name withheld)
1059099	Tower	298 ft	1988	Snow Lake	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1037447	Tower	274 ft	1994	Dumas	CCATT LLC
1260434	Tower	260 ft	2008	Mcgehee	ALLTEL Communications of Arkansas RSA #12 Cellular Limited Partnership
1046500	Other or unspecified	220 ft	1982	Watson	Private owner (name withheld)
1310141	Lattice tower	219 ft	2019	Watson	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1040855	Guyed tower	202 ft	1975	Dumas	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1046498	Tower	200 ft	1993	Mcgehee	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1292198	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Mcgehee	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1292623	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Dumas	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1261240	Tower	192 ft	2008	Dumas	Crown Castle South LLC
1040545	Tower	190 ft	1989	Dumas	ARKANSAS, STATE OF
1041459	Tower	190 ft	1995	Tillar	DESHA, COUNTY OF
1040836	Tower	184 ft	1995	Dumas	C & L ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATION
1042872	Tower	183 ft	1980	Dumas	Private owner (name withheld)
1224407	Tower	175 ft	2001	Dumas	NUCKOLS BROTHERS TRUCKING CO, INC.
1321511	Lattice tower	174 ft	2023	Dumas	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1234118	Tower	168 ft	2002	Mcgehee	Private owner (name withheld)
1294002	Lattice tower	161 ft	2014	Mcgehee	Private owner (name withheld)
1216167	Tower	158 ft	2001	Mc Gehee	SELECT CONCRETE CO LLC
1205657	Tower	151 ft	2000	Dumas	Entergy Services, LLC
1287789	Monopole	149 ft	2013	Mcgehee	SBA Towers V, LLC
1258328	Tower	148 ft	2007	Dumas	MC KENNON IMPLEMENT CO INC
1213763	Tower	118 ft	2001	Mc Gehee	MILES & SONS FARMS INC
1291456	Monopole	110 ft	2014	Arkansas City	American Towers LLC
1227228	Tower	108 ft	2002	Dumas	Private owner (name withheld)
1040557	Tower	85 ft	1988	Dumas	ARKANSAS, STATE OF

If you have a tower lease in Desha 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: Poinsett County (33), Baxter County (32), Arkansas County (31), Monroe County (31), Nevada County (31).

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.