Kansas / Phillips County

#55 of 105 KS counties · 21 structures

Cell towers in Phillips County, KS

The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Phillips County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Industrial Tower and Wireless, has 5 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 21
  2. 2Tallest 415 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
  4. 4Median height (state 293 ft) 300 ft
Structures
21
rank 55 of 105 in KS
Most common type
Tower
38% of structures
Over 200 feet
15
71% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
33% built then

Who owns the towers in Phillips County

11 different registrants own the 21 structures. 3 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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.

Industrial Tower and Wireles5Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC4Private owners3Rural Telephone Service Comp2Frosty Towers Inc1Phillips County1Nex-Tech, LLC1American Tower1
Constructed structures in Phillips County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 300 feet, close to the Kansas median of 293 feet. The tallest is a structure near Phillipsburg at 415 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

Tower8Other or unspecified8Guyed tower4Mast1
Structures in Phillips County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21950s31980s31990s72000s62010s
Structures in Phillips 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
1215758Other or unspecified415 ft2001PhillipsburgKansas Department of Transportation
1033069Other or unspecified403 ft1996PhillipsburgNex-Tech, LLC
1007950Tower402 ft1984PhillipsburgPrivate owner (name withheld)
1268396Tower350 ft2009Prairie ViewIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1284843Guyed tower350 ft2015PhillipsburgIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1032100Other or unspecified318 ft1986Long IslandRural Telephone Service Company, Inc.
1205675Guyed tower312 ft1999PhillipsburgAmerican Towers LLC
1032843Tower310 ft1958KirwinPhillips County
1299621Guyed tower310 ft2016PhillipsburgMidwest Energy, Inc.
1033071Other or unspecified303 ft1996LoganRural Telephone Service Company, Inc.
1249564Other or unspecified300 ft2005GladeNex-Tech Wireless, LLC
1249565Other or unspecified300 ft2005Long IslandNex-Tech Wireless, LLC
1274162Mast289 ft2010Prairie ViewAlltel Corporation
1061462Other or unspecified263 ft2008WoodruffNex-Tech Wireless, LLC
1007951Tower203 ft1959PhillipsburgPrivate owner (name withheld)
1282689Tower200 ft2012Bow CreekIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1282699Tower200 ft2012LoganIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1249571Other or unspecified198 ft2005KensingtonNex-Tech Wireless, LLC
1032777Tower197 ft1980PhillipsburgFrosty Towers Inc
1299115Guyed tower180 ft2016PhillipsburgPrivate owner (name withheld)
1268395Tower147 ft2009PhillipsburgIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC

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