Kansas / Russell County
#40 of 105 KS counties · 26 structures
Cell towers in Russell County, KS
The FCC registry lists 26 constructed antenna structures in Russell County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 26
- 2Tallest 1123 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 293 ft) 326 ft
Who owns the towers in Russell County
17 different registrants own the 26 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 326 feet, 33 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 Russell at 1123 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1032644 | Tower | 1123 ft | 2003 | Russell | SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. |
| 1000213 | Guyed tower | 430 ft | 1996 | Russell | American Towers LLC |
| 1328900 | Guyed tower | 426 ft | 2025 | Russell | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1035367 | Guyed tower | 422 ft | 1996 | Russell | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1033565 | Tower | 408 ft | 1984 | Russell | White Communications, LLC |
| 1039953 | Tower | 406 ft | 1969 | Russell | Knoxville TV LLC |
| 1215759 | Other or unspecified | 350 ft | 2001 | Russell | Kansas Department of Transportation |
| 1282698 | Tower | 350 ft | 2012 | Gorham | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1328301 | Guyed tower | 350 ft | 2024 | Russell | Nex-Tech Wireless |
| 1328303 | Guyed tower | 350 ft | 2024 | Lucas | Nex-Tech Wireless |
| 1202913 | Tower | 349 ft | 2002 | Russell, | Dick Ogle Tower Rentals |
| 1211310 | Guyed tower | 337 ft | 2000 | Bunker Hill | American Towers LLC |
| 1307716 | Lattice tower | 331 ft | 2019 | Waldo | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1207709 | Tower | 320 ft | 1998 | Russell | Russell, County Of |
| 1271073 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2009 | Waldo | American Towers LLC |
| 1236667 | Tower | 260 ft | 2003 | Dorrance | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1237263 | Tower | 260 ft | 2010 | Russell | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1033092 | Tower | 259 ft | 1991 | Russell | Nex-Tech Wireless |
| 1261617 | Tower | 255 ft | 2008 | Russell | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1212275 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2000 | Gorham | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1282690 | Tower | 200 ft | 2012 | Bunker Hill | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1282691 | Tower | 200 ft | 2012 | Dorrance | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1254817 | Pole | 190 ft | 2006 | Lucas | Alltel Corporation |
| 1284005 | Tower | 166 ft | 2012 | Russell | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1282701 | Tower | 150 ft | 2012 | Russell | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC |
| 1272183 | Tower | 75 ft | 2009 | Sylvan Grove | US Army Corps of Engineers |
If you have a tower lease in Russell 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: Greenwood County (27), Kingman County (27), Brown County (26), Republic County (25), Chase County (24).
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.