Cell towers in Elk County, KS

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Elk County, 0% of Kansas's 2,852. SBA Communications owns 4 of them (31%), 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 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 404 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 293 ft) 305 ft

Structures

rank 90 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Tower

62% of structures

Over 200 feet

100% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

62% built then

Who owns the towers in Elk County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 305 feet, 12 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 Howard at 404 feet, built in 1976. Most 62% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Elk 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
1061424	Tower	404 ft	1976	Howard	ELK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
1033233	Guyed tower	395 ft	1995	Moline	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1262574	Guyed tower	376 ft	2008	Howard	SBA Towers III LLC
1274159	Guyed tower	349 ft	2011	Severy	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1260588	Tower	315 ft	2008	Grenola	American Towers LLC
1029392	Tower	314 ft	1978	Moline	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
1260587	Tower	305 ft	2008	Howard	SBA Towers III LLC
1064361	Tower	300 ft	1963	Moline	CLI Towers Inc.
1260517	Other or unspecified	295 ft	2008	Longton	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1261332	Tower	295 ft	2008	Moline	Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1260589	Other or unspecified	276 ft	2008	Elk Falls	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1260952	Tower	265 ft	2008	Howard	SBA Towers III LLC
1261978	Tower	265 ft	2008	Howard	Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Elk 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: Doniphan County (14), Graham County (14), Morton County (14), Jewell County (13), Woodson County (13).

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.