Florida / DeSoto County
#57 of 67 FL counties · 25 structures
Cell towers in DeSoto County, FL
The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in DeSoto County, 0% of Florida's 6,647. Ownership is spread across 19 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 4 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 25
- 2Tallest 499 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 199 ft) 260 ft
Who owns the towers in DeSoto County
19 different registrants own the 25 structures. 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 260 feet, 61 feet taller than the Florida median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Arcadia at 499 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 28% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1060995 | Tower | 499 ft | 1999 | Arcadia | DeSoto County |
| 1027572 | Guyed tower | 420 ft | 2012 | Arcadia | Solmart Media, LLC |
| 1228631 | Lattice tower | 320 ft | 2001 | Arcadia | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. |
| 1028767 | Tower | 308 ft | 1983 | Arcadia | FLORIDA, STATE OF |
| 1208225 | Guyed tower | 306 ft | 2008 | Arcadia | American Towers LLC |
| 1022189 | Tower | 299 ft | 1991 | Arcadia | CCATT LLC |
| 1056541 | Guyed tower | 294 ft | 1999 | Arcadia | American Towers LLC |
| 1053144 | Other or unspecified | 270 ft | 1978 | Arcadia | DeSoto County |
| 1208800 | Lattice tower | 261 ft | 2000 | Arcadia | STC Two LLC |
| 1264725 | Tower | 260 ft | 2011 | Arcadia | Cellco Partnership |
| 1267406 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2012 | Arcadia | Cellco Partnership |
| 1304348 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2017 | Arcadi | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1324399 | Monopole | 260 ft | 2022 | Arcadia | Tarpon Towers III, LLC |
| 1329066 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2025 | Arcadia | RowStar, LLC |
| 1270942 | Tower | 259 ft | 2010 | Arcadia | ALLTEL WIRELESS HOLDINGS, LLC |
| 1202677 | Tower | 257 ft | 1999 | Arcadia | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1028922 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 1994 | Arcadia | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1003677 | Other or unspecified | 254 ft | 1997 | Arcadia | American Towers, LLC |
| 1218979 | Tower | 248 ft | 2000 | Arcadia | American Towers, LLC |
| 1200309 | Lattice tower | 226 ft | 1999 | Arcadia | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1230182 | Tower | 211 ft | 2006 | Arcadia | CCATT LLC |
| 1315693 | Monopole | 191 ft | 2022 | Arcadia | North American Towers, LLC |
| 1262351 | Monopole | 165 ft | 2007 | Arcadia | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1247731 | Pole | 140 ft | 2004 | Arcadia | Affiniti, LLC |
| 1313478 | Monopole | 128 ft | 2021 | Arcadia | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in DeSoto 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 Florida with similar tower counts: Jefferson County (30), Dixie County (27), Holmes County (27), Hamilton County (25), Glades County (24).
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.