Kansas / Ottawa County

#54 of 105 KS counties · 21 structures

Cell towers in Ottawa County, KS

The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Ottawa County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 21
  2. 2Tallest 902 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 293 ft) 315 ft
Structures
21
rank 54 of 105 in KS
Most common type
Guyed tower
43% of structures
Over 200 feet
18
86% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
29% built then

Who owns the towers in Ottawa County

14 different registrants own the 21 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 Tower4Array Digital Infrastructure4Tillman Infrastructure2Nex-Tech Wireless2Kansas Department of Transpo1HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE1Rocking M Media, LLC Debtor-1AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION1
Constructed structures in Ottawa County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 315 feet, 22 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 Longford at 902 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2010s.

Guyed tower9Tower7Other or unspecified3Monopole2
Structures in Ottawa County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21970s11980s41990s22000s62010s62020s
Structures in Ottawa 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
1026745Tower902 ft1987LongfordHUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1033273Tower499 ft1993MinneapolisRocking M Media, LLC Debtor-in-Possession
1001169Other or unspecified498 ft1996MinneapolisARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1029884Other or unspecified410 ft1975BenningtonKansas Department of Transportation
1330280Guyed tower393 ft2026SalinaTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1012250Tower377 ft1997BenningtonAmerican Towers LLC
1329742Guyed tower350 ft2025CulverNex-Tech Wireless
1326813Guyed tower330 ft2025MinneapolisTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1062483Guyed tower325 ft1999MinneapolisAmerican Towers LLC
1286734Guyed tower321 ft2013BenningtonAmerican Towers LLC
1284987Guyed tower315 ft2012DelphosARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1255959Other or unspecified310 ft2007BenningtonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1285748Guyed tower308 ft2012MinneapolisHorvath Towers III, LLC
1284866Guyed tower303 ft2013MinneapolisSBA Towers V, LLC
1056714Tower300 ft2010MinneapolisEagle Broadband Investments, LLC
1256852Tower300 ft2007DelphosIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1053046Tower292 ft1979SalinaAMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
1275925Tower260 ft2010TescottGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1314148Monopole154 ft2020MinneapolisARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1329743Guyed tower150 ft2026BenningtonNex-Tech Wireless
1319953Monopole120 ft2021MinneapolisAMG Technology Investment Group

If you have a tower lease in Ottawa 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: Wilson County (22), Gray County (21), Marion County (21), Phillips County (21), Atchison County (20).

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.