Kansas / Cherokee County
#23 of 105 KS counties · 32 structures
Cell towers in Cherokee County, KS
The FCC registry lists 32 constructed antenna structures in Cherokee County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 6 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 32
- 2Tallest 1129 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 293 ft) 325 ft
Who owns the towers in Cherokee County
16 different registrants own the 32 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.
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 Pittsburg at 1129 feet, built in 2022. Most 59% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1032005 | Guyed tower | 1129 ft | 2022 | Pittsburg | QueenB Television of Kansas/Missouri, LLC |
| 1031730 | Tower | 1054 ft | 1988 | Weir | PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 1002475 | Tower | 499 ft | 2008 | Cherokee | American Towers LLC |
| 1032720 | Other or unspecified | 415 ft | 1996 | West Mineral | Kansas Department of Transportation |
| 1033229 | Guyed tower | 415 ft | 1994 | Columbus | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1063172 | Tower | 413 ft | 1999 | Lowell | T5 Leasing Company |
| 1032205 | Guyed tower | 377 ft | 1991 | Scammon | American Towers LLC |
| 1203876 | Guyed tower | 369 ft | 2000 | Galena | American Towers LLC |
| 1048320 | Guyed tower | 355 ft | 2001 | Galena | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1243564 | Tower | 349 ft | 2004 | Weir | CCATT LLC |
| 1243974 | Tower | 349 ft | 2004 | Columbus | CCATT LLC |
| 1246820 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2005 | Columbus | CCATT LLC |
| 1217160 | Tower | 348 ft | 2000 | Galena | American Towers LLC |
| 1247736 | Guyed tower | 346 ft | 2005 | Cherokee | SBA Infrastructures, LLC |
| 1012243 | Tower | 340 ft | 1979 | Cherokee County | American Media Investments, Inc. |
| 1270567 | Guyed tower | 335 ft | 2009 | Baxter Springs | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1250557 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 2005 | Mccune | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1332980 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2026 | Cherokee | The Towers, LLC |
| 1292629 | Lattice tower | 280 ft | 2014 | Pittsburg | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1242089 | Mast | 260 ft | 2004 | Riverton | Cellco Partnership |
| 1245788 | Other or unspecified | 260 ft | 2004 | Columbus | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1229442 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2004 | Galena | American Towers LLC |
| 1242090 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2004 | Baxter Springs | TV6 Holdings LLC |
| 1246864 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2005 | Cherokee | American Towers LLC |
| 1242673 | Other or unspecified | 240 ft | 1979 | Columbus | Columbus Telephone Company |
| 1263224 | Tower | 229 ft | 2008 | Galena | Cellco Partnership |
| 1264165 | Tower | 229 ft | 2010 | Baxter | Cellco Partnership |
| 1265535 | Other or unspecified | 229 ft | 2015 | Crestline | Cellco Partnership |
| 1264728 | Lattice tower | 225 ft | 2010 | Pittsburg | Cellco Partnership |
| 1263346 | Tower | 199 ft | 2008 | Baxter Springs | Alltel Corporation |
| 1263859 | Tower | 199 ft | 2008 | Galena | Alltel Corporation |
| 1064432 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2001 | Baxter Springs | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
If you have a tower lease in Cherokee 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: Douglas County (34), Labette County (34), Miami County (33), Cloud County (32), Barber 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.