Kansas / Cowley County
#12 of 105 KS counties · 43 structures
Cell towers in Cowley County, KS
The FCC registry lists 43 constructed antenna structures in Cowley County, 2% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 43
- 2Tallest 1253 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 293 ft) 308 ft
Who owns the towers in Cowley County
25 different registrants own the 43 structures. 3 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 308 feet, 15 feet taller than the Kansas median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Arkansas City at 1253 feet, built in 1988. More than in any other decade, 30% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1032117 | Tower | 1253 ft | 1988 | Arkansas City | SummitMedia, LLC |
| 1049179 | Tower | 518 ft | 1997 | Arkansas City | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1038254 | Tower | 499 ft | 1983 | Winfield | GOLDEN WHEAT INC. |
| 1056783 | Tower | 492 ft | 2000 | Winfield | FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC. |
| 1024004 | Other or unspecified | 481 ft | 1996 | Winfield | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1264920 | Tower | 450 ft | 2009 | Winfield | Mid America Ag Network, Inc. |
| 1032279 | Guyed tower | 421 ft | 1995 | Burden | American Towers LLC |
| 1041730 | Other or unspecified | 415 ft | 1998 | Dexter | Kansas Department of Transportation |
| 1028262 | Guyed tower | 411 ft | 1997 | Arkansas City | American Towers LLC |
| 1024999 | Guyed tower | 390 ft | 1997 | Winfield | American Towers LLC |
| 1001168 | Guyed tower | 387 ft | 1996 | Arkansas City | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1309342 | Guyed tower | 360 ft | 2019 | Atlanta | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1329341 | Guyed tower | 360 ft | 2024 | Winfield | The Towers, LLC |
| 1032493 | Lattice tower | 343 ft | 1961 | Atlanta | Heartland Tower Inc. |
| 1255777 | Guyed tower | 325 ft | 2020 | Cowley | Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC |
| 1299426 | Guyed tower | 325 ft | 2016 | Arkansas City | American Towers LLC |
| 1032429 | Tower | 318 ft | 1985 | Arkansas City | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1248144 | Other or unspecified | 315 ft | 2005 | Udall | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1029396 | Tower | 314 ft | 1976 | Arkansas City | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. |
| 1249455 | Lattice tower | 313 ft | 2006 | Arkansas City | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1329568 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2025 | Atlanta | The Towers, LLC |
| 1238261 | Tower | 308 ft | 2004 | Arkansas City | COWLEY COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC. |
| 1032428 | Tower | 300 ft | 1984 | Winfield | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1255775 | Tower | 295 ft | 2007 | Dexter | Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC |
| 1260590 | Tower | 295 ft | 2008 | Cambridge | Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC |
| 1032579 | Tower | 293 ft | 1970 | Winfield | American Towers LLC |
| 1252006 | Tower | 285 ft | 2006 | Winfield | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1314141 | Guyed tower | 270 ft | 2021 | Winfield | Branch Towers III, LLC |
| 1250982 | Guyed tower | 268 ft | 2019 | Rock | Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC |
| 1310777 | Guyed tower | 261 ft | 2020 | Arkansas City | BNSF Railway Co. |
| 1268558 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2009 | Winfield | American Towers LLC |
| 1327379 | Guyed tower | 260 ft | 2024 | Arkansas City | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
| 1263804 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2008 | Winfield | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1238699 | Tower | 255 ft | 2003 | Udall | STC Five LLC |
| 1031751 | Tower | 197 ft | 1971 | Arkansas City | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1033291 | Tower | 197 ft | 1972 | Arkansas City | COWLEY COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC. |
| 1239752 | Tower | 162 ft | 2004 | Winfield | Johnson Enterprises, Inc. |
| 1240248 | Tower | 148 ft | 2003 | Arkansas City | STC Five LLC |
| 1296423 | Monopole | 125 ft | 2015 | Arkansas City | American Towers LLC |
| 1319791 | Monopole | 120 ft | 2021 | Winfield | AMG Technology Investment Group |
| 1286369 | Monopole | 50 ft | 2013 | Winfield | BNSF Railway CO. |
| 1286371 | Monopole | 50 ft | 2013 | Winfield | BNSF Railway CO. |
| 1062726 | Pole | 20 ft | 1994 | Independence | INDEPENDENCE, CITY OF |
If you have a tower lease in Cowley 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: Montgomery County (50), Wyandotte County (50), Finney County (48), Barton County (42), Crawford County (42).
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.