Cell towers in Rooks County, KS

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Rooks County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 293 ft) 321 ft

Structures

rank 79 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Guyed tower

56% of structures

Over 200 feet

88% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Rooks County

11 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 Rooks County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 321 feet, 28 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 Stockton at 500 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Rooks 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
1032172	Guyed tower	500 ft	1991	Stockton	American Towers LLC
1215771	Other or unspecified	475 ft	2001	Zurich	Kansas Department of Transportation
1061771	Guyed tower	433 ft	1999	Plainville	American Towers LLC
1034794	Other or unspecified	400 ft	1967	Stockton	Nex-Tech, LLC
1310578	Guyed tower	360 ft	2019	Stockton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1322094	Guyed tower	359 ft	2025	Plainville	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1307105	Guyed tower	350 ft	2021	Natoma	Midwest Energy, Inc.
1307934	Lattice tower	327 ft	2019	Palco	Uniti Tower, LLC
1271074	Guyed tower	315 ft	2009	Palco	American Towers LLC
1032846	Tower	310 ft	1958	Stockton	Rooks, County of
1299791	Guyed tower	310 ft	2016	Palco	Midwest Energy, Inc.
1299790	Guyed tower	303 ft	2016	Stockton	Midwest Energy, Inc.
1319291	Guyed tower	280 ft	2021	Plainville	Nex-Tech Wireless
1272307	Tower	260 ft	2010	Plainville	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1282700	Tower	200 ft	2012	Plainville	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1282704	Tower	200 ft	2012	Stockton	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC

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