Cell towers in Smith County, KS

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Smith County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, Industrial Tower and Wireless, has 3 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 420 ft
3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
4Median height (state 293 ft) 208 ft

Structures

rank 63 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Smith County

14 different registrants own the 20 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 Smith County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 208 feet, 85 feet shorter than the Kansas median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Smith Center at 420 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Smith 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
1032176	Guyed tower	420 ft	1995	Smith Center	American Towers LLC
1325877	Guyed tower	398 ft	2024	Smith Center	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1282475	Mast	365 ft	2012	Lebanon	Alltel Corporation
1329298	Guyed tower	350 ft	2025	Portis	Nex-Tech Wireless
1308505	Lattice tower	307 ft	2019	Lebanaon	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1029386	Guyed tower	300 ft	1996	Lebanon	American Towers LLC
1035017	Other or unspecified	300 ft	1977	Smith Center	Nex-Tech, LLC
1201071	Tower	300 ft	2007	Lebanon	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1280129	Tower	300 ft	2011	Kensington	Alltel Corporation
1215762	Other or unspecified	215 ft	2002	Cora	Kansas Department of Transportation
1268390	Tower	200 ft	2009	Kensington	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1268405	Tower	200 ft	2009	Smith Center	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1249574	Other or unspecified	198 ft	2005	Lebanon	Nex-Tech Wireless, LLC
1236469	Tower	197 ft	2002	Smith Center	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1320254	Lattice tower	165 ft	2022	Smith Center	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1204850	Tower	160 ft	1999	Smith Center	SMITH, COUNTY OF
1291671	Monopole	145 ft	2017	Smith Center	Alltel Corporation
1281307	Tower	60 ft	2012	Smith Center	UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 237
1328989	Monopole	40 ft	2025	Smith Center	Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
1235591	Mast	35 ft	2003	Smith Center	Smith Center, City of

If you have a tower lease in Smith 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: Pratt County (20), Rawlins County (20), Scott County (20), Decatur County (19), Lincoln County (19).

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.