Cell towers in Chautauqua County, KS

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Chautauqua County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. American Tower owns 7 of them (39%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 18
2Tallest 426 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 293 ft) 325 ft

Structures

rank 67 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Guyed tower

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

89% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

61% built then

Who owns the towers in Chautauqua County

9 different registrants own the 18 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 325 feet, 32 feet taller than the Kansas median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Moline at 426 feet, built in 1994. Most 61% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Chautauqua 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
1032212	Guyed tower	426 ft	1994	Moline	American Towers LLC
1032724	Other or unspecified	415 ft	2004	Sedan	Kansas Department of Transportation
1322562	Lattice tower	415 ft	2022	Cedar Vale	ALLTEL Corporation
1033227	Guyed tower	375 ft	1995	Sedan	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1211604	Tower	350 ft	2002	Peru	AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
1228812	Guyed tower	327 ft	2001	Peru	CCATT LLC
1227555	Tower	325 ft	2001	Peru	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1227556	Tower	325 ft	2001	Niotaze	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1227559	Tower	325 ft	2001	Chautauqua	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1227560	Tower	325 ft	2001	Sedan	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1227564	Tower	325 ft	2001	Sedan	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1227561	Tower	324 ft	2001	Cedarvale	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1273579	Lattice tower	315 ft	2010	Peru	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1276418	Guyed tower	310 ft	2010	Cedar Vale	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1259425	Guyed tower	285 ft	2007	Sedan	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1330136	Guyed tower	235 ft	2025	Sedan	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1226991	Guyed tower	172 ft	2001	Sedan	CCATT LLC
1032725	Other or unspecified	110 ft	1981	Sedan	Kansas Department of Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Chautauqua 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: Decatur County (19), Lincoln County (19), Rice County (19), Clark County (18), Hamilton County (18).

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.