Cell towers in Kearny County, KS

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Kearny County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, Kansas Department of Transportation, has 2 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 598 ft
3Largest owner Kansas Department of Transportation
4Median height (state 293 ft) 307 ft

Structures

rank 78 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

88% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

56% built then

Who owns the towers in Kearny County

12 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 Kearny County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 307 feet, 14 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 Lakin at 598 feet, built in 1989. Most 56% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Kearny 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
1032647	Tower	598 ft	1989	Lakin	SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.
1063570	Tower	417 ft	2001	Lakin	American Towers LLC
1210040	Other or unspecified	415 ft	2000	Lakin	Kansas Department of Transportation
1260091	Other or unspecified	410 ft	2007	Lakin	The Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc. d/b/a Pioneer Communications
1328221	Guyed tower	404 ft	2025	Lakin	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1249337	Guyed tower	346 ft	2005	Lakin	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1200427	Tower	345 ft	2007	Lakin	Midwest Energy, Inc.
1321760	Guyed tower	309 ft	2023	Kendall	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1214679	Tower	305 ft	2000	Kendall	SBA Towers II LLC
1286388	Lattice tower	303 ft	2013	Deerfield	American Towers LLC
1260011	Other or unspecified	300 ft	2007	Kendall	The Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc. d/b/a Pioneer Communications
1275192	Tower	280 ft	2010	Lakin	United Wireless Communications Inc
1030737	Guyed tower	215 ft	2001	Lakin	Colorado Interstate Gas Company LLC
1053710	Guyed tower	210 ft	2013	Lakin	KEARNY, COUNTY OF
1271692	Tower	195 ft	2009	Lakin	Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc
1032711	Other or unspecified	70 ft	1987	Lakin	Kansas Department of Transportation

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