Kansas / Seward County

#30 of 105 KS counties · 31 structures

Cell towers in Seward County, KS

The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Seward County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 5 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 31
  2. 2Tallest 550 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 293 ft) 243 ft
Structures
31
rank 30 of 105 in KS
Most common type
Tower
45% of structures
Over 200 feet
18
58% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
26% built then

Who owns the towers in Seward County

21 different registrants own the 31 structures. 2 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.

American Tower5SBA Communications3United Wireless Communicatio3Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line 2Private owners2Gateway Wireless & Network S1Communication Enhancement, L1Kansas Department of Transpo1
Constructed structures in Seward County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 243 feet, 50 feet shorter than the Kansas median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Liberal at 550 feet, built in 1982. More than in any other decade, 26% were built in the 2000s.

Tower14Guyed tower9Monopole3Other or unspecified2Lattice tower2Pole1
Structures in Seward County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s21960s41980s51990s82000s82010s32020s
Structures in Seward 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
1033274Tower550 ft1982LiberalKansas Broadcast Company, LLC
1032911Tower520 ft1984LiberalZito Media L.P.
1032365Guyed tower498 ft1991SatantaAmerican Towers LLC
1200665Other or unspecified497 ft1999LiberalPrivate owner (name withheld)
1006011Guyed tower425 ft1998LiberalAmerican Towers LLC
1006012Guyed tower422 ft2013LiberalAmerican Towers LLC
1311271Guyed tower357 ft2019LiberalSeward County Communications Center
1250661Tower348 ft2005KismetUnited Wireless Communications, Inc.
1239849Tower346 ft2003LiberalSeward County Broadcasting Co., Inc.
1048124Tower320 ft1989WoodsEiger Operating Company, LLC
1274749Guyed tower304 ft2011LiberalAmerican Towers LLC
1029383Guyed tower301 ft1996KismetAmerican Towers LLC
1281336Tower300 ft2012LiberalUnited Wireless Communications Inc.
1037264Tower256 ft1986SubletteNORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY
1049418Tower253 ft2007LiberalPanhandle Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
1032511Tower243 ft1956LiberalGateway Wireless & Network Services
1032527Tower243 ft1966MoscowCommunication Enhancement, LLC
1019010Guyed tower204 ft1997ArkalonPanhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
1202107Tower200 ft2010LiberalPanhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
1237259Guyed tower200 ft2002LiberalEPIC TOUCH CO.
1281335Lattice tower200 ft2012LiberalSBA Towers IX, LLC
1222873Tower199 ft2001LiberalUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1327706Monopole199 ft2025LiberalTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1246401Pole197 ft2004KismetAlltel Corporation
1313846Monopole186 ft2020LiberalUniti Towers LLC
1238628Guyed tower167 ft2012LiberalSBA Towers IX, LLC
1295695Monopole144 ft2015LiberalSBA Towers IX, LLC
1032709Other or unspecified130 ft1962LiberalKansas Department of Transportation
1242861Tower100 ft2000LiberalUnited Wireless Communications, Inc.
1271011Tower100 ft2009LiberalUnited Wireless Communications, Inc.
1312582Lattice tower100 ft2020LiberalPrivate owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Seward 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: Harvey County (31), Linn County (31), Pottawatomie County (31), Thomas County (31), Geary County (30).

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.