Cell towers in Montgomery County, KS

The FCC registry lists 50 constructed antenna structures in Montgomery County, 2% of Kansas's 2,852. American Tower owns 22 of them (44%), 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 25 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 50
2Tallest 521 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 293 ft) 325 ft

Structures

rank 9 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Guyed tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

78% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

52% built then

Who owns the towers in Montgomery County

20 different registrants own the 50 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

Constructed structures in Montgomery County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 325 feet, 32 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 Independence at 521 feet, built in 1998. Most 52% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Montgomery 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
1059918	Tower	521 ft	1998	Independence	CTI Towers, Inc.
1201325	Tower	521 ft	1970	Independence	Cable One, Inc.
1062805	Tower	509 ft	1968	Caney	American Towers LLC
1331621	Guyed tower	445 ft	2026	Havana	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1224746	Guyed tower	425 ft	2001	Cherryvale	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1033496	Tower	423 ft	1983	Jefferson	KCD Towers, LLC
1045483	Guyed tower	420 ft	1998	Caney	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1064139	Guyed tower	417 ft	1999	Havana	American Towers LLC
1032849	Other or unspecified	415 ft	1994	Independence	Kansas Department of Transportation
1033399	Guyed tower	414 ft	1990	Coffeyville	My Town Media, Inc.
1033497	Guyed tower	403 ft	2017	Neodesha	KCD Towers, LLC
1062804	Guyed tower	401 ft	2019	Cherryvale	American Towers LLC
1032398	Guyed tower	400 ft	2017	Elk City	Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
1237628	Tower	380 ft	2007	Independence	Community Broadcasting, Inc.
1032210	Guyed tower	343 ft	1992	Liberty	American Towers LLC
1226722	Tower	340 ft	2001	Coffeyville	American Towers LLC
1226737	Tower	340 ft	2001	Independence	American Towers LLC
1227607	Tower	340 ft	2001	Caney	American Towers LLC
1254015	Tower	332 ft	2006	Coffeyville	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1032209	Guyed tower	328 ft	1996	Independence	American Towers LLC
1229803	Guyed tower	327 ft	2001	Coffeyville	American Towers LLC
1231165	Tower	327 ft	2001	Bolton	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1227558	Guyed tower	325 ft	2001	Elk City	American Towers LLC
1227562	Tower	325 ft	2001	Caney	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1228223	Tower	325 ft	2001	Jefferson	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1228518	Guyed tower	325 ft	2001	Independance	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1210714	Lattice tower	320 ft	2000	Independence	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1033232	Lattice tower	315 ft	1995	Independence	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1238277	Tower	315 ft	2003	Caney	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
1226723	Guyed tower	304 ft	2001	Cherryvale	American Towers LLC
1029481	Tower	298 ft	1979	Cherryvale	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
1033231	Lattice tower	295 ft	1995	Coffeyville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1046521	Guyed tower	290 ft	2019	Coffeyville	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1228936	Tower	276 ft	2002	Independence	American Towers LLC
1245570	Guyed tower	266 ft	2004	Caney	American Towers LLC
1304644	Lattice tower	266 ft	2018	Sycamore	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1036496	Tower	260 ft	1981	Cherryvale	Private owner (name withheld)
1296337	Lattice tower	255 ft	2016	Coffeyville	American Towers LLC
1220021	Lattice tower	235 ft	2004	Coffeyville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1221330	Guyed tower	200 ft	2001	Coffeyville	American Towers LLC
1252013	Lattice tower	200 ft	2006	Coffeyville	SBA Towers II LLC
1251293	Tower	197 ft	2005	Independence	SBA Towers II LLC
1254946	Lattice tower	194 ft	2005	Independence	SBA Towers II LLC
1227767	Guyed tower	185 ft	2001	Cheryville	American Towers LLC
1227766	Guyed tower	166 ft	2001	Coffeeville	American Towers, LLC
1289932	Guyed tower	150 ft	2005	Elk City	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1248996	Tower	140 ft	2000	Caney	Alltel Corporation
1254724	Tower	99 ft	1996	Independence	Heartland Tower Inc.
1200216	Other or unspecified	60 ft	1994	Coffeyville	City of Coffeyville, Kansas
1200217	Other or unspecified	60 ft	1994	Coffeyville	City of Coffeyville, Kansas

If you have a tower lease in Montgomery 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: Saline County (66), McPherson County (59), Sumner County (51), Wyandotte County (50), Finney County (48).

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.