Cell towers in Stevens County, KS

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Stevens County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, Kansas Department of Transportation, has 2 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner Kansas Department of Transportation
4Median height (state 293 ft) 282 ft

Structures

rank 81 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

63% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

31% built then

Who owns the towers in Stevens County

13 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 Stevens County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 282 feet, 11 feet shorter than the Kansas median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Hugoton at 500 feet, built in 2020. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Stevens 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
1313774	Guyed tower	500 ft	2020	Hugoton	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1033250	Tower	499 ft	1984	Liberal	SEWARD BROADCASTING CO INC
1032258	Tower	424 ft	2001	Hugoton	American Towers LLC
1215735	Other or unspecified	415 ft	2000	Moscow	Kansas Department of Transportation
1249783	Guyed tower	346 ft	2005	Moscow	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1307144	Guyed tower	310 ft	2018	Moscow	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1205081	Tower	302 ft	2000	Hugoton	Stevens County
1033305	Guyed tower	299 ft	1984	Hugoton	Western Kansas Broadcast Center, LLC
1037263	Tower	266 ft	1986	Hugoton	WTG Hugoton LP
1308731	Lattice tower	259 ft	2019	Hugoton	Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
1202049	Tower	199 ft	1993	Hugoton	Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
1275187	Tower	198 ft	2010	Woods	United Wireless Communications Inc
1275189	Tower	190 ft	2010	Rolla	United Wireless Communications Inc
1281838	Tower	125 ft	2012	Hugoton	Alltel Corporation
1261371	Other or unspecified	120 ft	2008	Hugoton	The Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc. d/b/a Pioneer Communications
1032712	Other or unspecified	60 ft	1987	Hugoton	Kansas Department of Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Stevens 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: Kearny County (16), Rooks County (16), Sheridan County (16), Trego County (16), Clay County (15).

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.