Tower Landlord

Kansas / Ellsworth County

#16 of 105 KS counties · 40 structures

Cell towers in Ellsworth County, KS

The FCC registry lists 40 constructed antenna structures in Ellsworth County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 8 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 13 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 40
  2. 2Tallest 436 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 293 ft) 310 ft
Structures
40
rank 16 of 105 in KS
Most common type
Guyed tower
35% of structures
Over 200 feet
32
80% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
33% built then

Who owns the towers in Ellsworth County

20 different registrants own the 40 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.

American Tower8Array Digital Infrastructure5Nex-Tech Wireless5SBA Communications4Kansas Department of Transpo3Horvath Communications3Tillman Infrastructure2CTI Towers Assets II, LLC1
Constructed structures in Ellsworth County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 17 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 Wilson at 436 feet, built in 2025. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2010s.

Guyed tower14Tower13Other or unspecified7Lattice tower5Pole1
Structures in Ellsworth County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11970s11980s51990s112000s132010s82020s
Structures in Ellsworth 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1325164Guyed tower436 ft2025WilsonTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1032174Tower417 ft1990WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1044215Other or unspecified413 ft1998EllsworthKansas Department of Transportation
1279791Tower393 ft2011GeneseoAlltel Corporation
1025112Guyed tower390 ft1997EllsworthAmerican Towers LLC
1016850Other or unspecified376 ft1997EllsworthARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1201683Tower368 ft1977EllsworthUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1331570Guyed tower354 ft2026WilsonTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1034788Other or unspecified351 ft2015EllsworthCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1286659Guyed tower350 ft2013WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1324310Guyed tower350 ft2023EllsworthNex-Tech Wireless
1326648Guyed tower350 ft2024MarquetteNex-Tech Wireless
1327944Guyed tower350 ft2024BrookvilleNex-Tech Wireless
1327945Guyed tower350 ft2024BrookvilleNex-Tech Wireless
1330126Guyed tower350 ft2025WilsonNex-Tech Wireless
1287630Lattice tower349 ft2013EllsworthAmerican Towers LLC
1248318Tower348 ft2005EllsworthSBA Towers II LLC
1244351Other or unspecified315 ft2004EllsworthARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1286707Guyed tower311 ft2013EllsworthAmerican Towers LLC
1236447Tower310 ft2003EllsworthCCTM2 LLC
1257372Tower310 ft2007HolyroodIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1267609Other or unspecified310 ft2009KanoploisARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1278064Other or unspecified305 ft2011FrederickARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1284270Guyed tower305 ft2012MarquetteGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1324320Guyed tower295 ft2023EllsworthHorvath Towers VI, LLC
1278969Guyed tower260 ft2011GeneseoAmerican Towers LLC
1285190Lattice tower260 ft2012GeneseoHorvath Towers III, LLC
1261069Tower255 ft2008EllsworthSBA Towers II LLC
1261071Tower255 ft2008BrookvilleSBA Towers II LLC
1032502Tower231 ft1958EllsworthSBA Towers III LLC
1284886Lattice tower215 ft2012HolyroodARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1225680Guyed tower209 ft2001EllsworthKN Telecommunications Inc.
1308650Lattice tower199 ft2019EllsworthDiamond Towers V LLC
1293174Lattice tower190 ft2014WilsonHorvath Towers III, LLC
1037561Tower164 ft1989CarnieroAmerican Towers LLC
1278878Tower82 ft2011EllsworthAMES TOWER GROUP
1272538Tower72 ft2009MarquetteUS Army Corps of Engineers
1202584Tower70 ft1999EllsworthEllsworth County Highway Department
1057953Other or unspecified60 ft2000EllsworthKansas Department of Transportation
1252516Pole45 ft2007EllsworthKansas Department of Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Ellsworth 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: Barton County (42), Crawford County (42), Ford County (41), Leavenworth County (37), Lyon County (36).

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.