Kansas / Barber County

#25 of 105 KS counties · 31 structures

Cell towers in Barber County, KS

The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Barber County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC, has 9 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 31
  2. 2Tallest 490 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
  4. 4Median height (state 293 ft) 295 ft
Structures
31
rank 25 of 105 in KS
Most common type
Tower
45% of structures
Over 200 feet
26
84% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
48% built then

Who owns the towers in Barber County

16 different registrants own the 31 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.

Pioneer Acquisition Company 9SBA Communications3Branch Towers III, LLC3FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO INC2American Tower2Kansas Department of Transpo2Sunflower Electric Power Cor1CTI Towers Assets II, LLC1
Constructed structures in Barber County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 295 feet, close to the Kansas median of 293 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Hardtner at 490 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 48% were built in the 2000s.

Tower14Guyed tower8Lattice tower4Other or unspecified2Mast2Pole1
Structures in Barber County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s41990s152000s82010s32020s
Structures in Barber 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1235485Guyed tower490 ft2003HardtnerRunning Wolf Radio LLC
1032263Guyed tower425 ft1996Medicine LodgeAmerican Towers LLC
1041731Other or unspecified415 ft1998SharonKansas Department of Transportation
1032518Lattice tower399 ft1956Medicine LodgeAmerican Towers LLC
1033533Guyed tower368 ft1993Medicine LodgeCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1216786Tower320 ft2002Medicine LodgeRadio Frequency Safety International
1287245Guyed tower320 ft2013Lake CityPioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1250594Tower315 ft2006SharonPioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1029388Tower312 ft2011Medicine LodgeSunflower Electric Power Corporation
1281143Mast308 ft2019AetnaPioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1309152Lattice tower306 ft2019KiowaPI Tower Development LLC c/o LendLease Americas Inc
1307753Lattice tower305 ft2019Sun CityTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1031639Tower302 ft2001Medicine LodgeFLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO INC
1035999Tower302 ft2011Medicine LodgeFLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO INC
1315477Guyed tower299 ft2021DeerheadBranch Towers III, LLC
1255597Tower295 ft2006Elm MillsPioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1252738Guyed tower294 ft2007GerlanePioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1314639Guyed tower290 ft2021Medicine LodgeBranch Towers III, LLC
1254315Tower286 ft2006Sun CitySBA Towers II LLC
1252501Tower285 ft2006Medicine LodgeSBA Towers II LLC
1252748Tower285 ft2006HazeltonSBA Towers II LLC
1314984Lattice tower275 ft2021HazeltonBranch Towers III, LLC
1252737Guyed tower270 ft2016StubbsPioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1252503Tower255 ft2006KiowaPioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1250595Tower235 ft2006HardnerPioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1281142Tower235 ft2012Sun CityPioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1250335Pole196 ft2006KiowaAlltel Corporation
1216715Tower195 ft2001KiowaPrivate owner (name withheld)
1260299Tower155 ft2007Medicine LodgeSouth Central Communications, Inc.
1032690Other or unspecified120 ft1991Medicine LodgeKansas Department of Transportation
1241961Mast32 ft2004Medicine LodgeMedicine Lodge, City of

If you have a tower lease in Barber 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 Kansas with similar tower counts: Miami County (33), Cherokee County (32), Cloud County (32), Ellis County (31), Harvey 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.