Cell towers in Edwards County, KS

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Edwards County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 606 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 293 ft) 320 ft

Structures

rank 77 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Guyed tower

44% of structures

Over 200 feet

75% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

31% built then

Who owns the towers in Edwards County

13 different registrants own the 16 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 Edwards County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 320 feet, 27 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 Kinsley at 606 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Edwards 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
1043714	Guyed tower	606 ft	1998	Kinsley	American Towers LLC
1052452	Other or unspecified	495 ft	1999	Fellsburg	Kansas Department of Transportation
1032886	Guyed tower	415 ft	2010	Kinsley	CCATT LLC
1032262	Tower	395 ft	1994	Kinsley	American Towers LLC
1306783	Guyed tower	350 ft	2021	Belpre	Midwest Energy, Inc.
1251547	Tower	348 ft	2006	Kinsley	United Wireless Communications, Inc
1033549	Guyed tower	336 ft	1999	Garfield	KN Telecommunications Inc.
1060338	Tower	320 ft	1999	Kinsley	MRT Communications, Inc.
1232520	Tower	319 ft	1977	Lewis	City of Lewis
1295756	Lattice tower	315 ft	2015	Offerle	Horvath Special Towers
1328434	Guyed tower	308 ft	2024	Kinsley	Edwards County
1272167	Guyed tower	307 ft	2009	Belpre	American Towers LLC
1237958	Mast	186 ft	2003	Kinsley	Alltel Corporation
1046382	Guyed tower	182 ft	2004	Kinsley	BNSF Railway Co.
1225679	Other or unspecified	164 ft	2001	Kinsley	Collingwood Grain Inc
1032694	Other or unspecified	90 ft	1960	Kinsley	Kansas Department of Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Edwards 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: Anderson County (17), Norton County (17), Allen County (16), Kearny County (16), Rooks County (16).

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.