Cell towers in Thomas County, KS

The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Thomas County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 5 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 31
2Tallest 1248 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 293 ft) 305 ft

Structures

rank 31 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

65% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Thomas County

20 different registrants own the 31 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

Constructed structures in Thomas County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 305 feet, 12 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 Brewster at 1248 feet, built in 2007. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Thomas 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
1251399	Tower	1248 ft	2007	Brewster	SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.
1039961	Tower	753 ft	2008	Brewster	Knoxville TV LLC
1215767	Other or unspecified	495 ft	2001	Halford	Kansas Department of Transportation
1032164	Guyed tower	467 ft	1990	Brewster	American Towers LLC
1043109	Tower	458 ft	1981	Colby	LARRY'S PRO 2-WAY - A DVSN. OF KAR KALL, INC.
1032165	Guyed tower	401 ft	1993	Colby	American Towers LLC
1034303	Other or unspecified	400 ft	1980	Brewster	Midwest Energy, Inc.
1040886	Tower	365 ft	1998	Colby	S&T COMMUNICATIONS LLC
1329747	Guyed tower	350 ft	2025	Brewster	Nex-Tech Wireless
1035638	Guyed tower	345 ft	1994	Colby	American Towers, LLC
1213631	Tower	336 ft	1999	Colby	American Towers LLC
1032102	Tower	320 ft	1980	Rexford	Nex-Tech Wireless
1322495	Guyed tower	320 ft	2023	Rexford	Nex-Tech Wireless
1031895	Tower	308 ft	1965	Colby	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1033270	Tower	305 ft	1989	Colby	Kansas Broadcast Company, LLC
1308996	Lattice tower	305 ft	2019	Rexford	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1032744	Tower	300 ft	1959	Colby	City of Colby, Kansas
1033599	Tower	300 ft	1997	Brewster	S & T TELEPHONE COOP ASSOCIATION
1282261	Mast	287 ft	2012	Brewster	Alltel Corporation
1032195	Guyed tower	258 ft	1998	Oakley	Alltel Corporation
1274306	Tower	200 ft	2010	Brewster	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1274307	Tower	200 ft	2010	Halford (Colby)	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1274586	Tower	200 ft	2010	Oakley	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1274631	Tower	200 ft	2010	Colby	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1279006	Monopole	199 ft	2011	Colby	Alltel Corporation
1033403	Tower	195 ft	1989	Colby	COLBY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1302407	Lattice tower	195 ft	2017	Colby	Midwest Energy, Inc.
1285817	Lattice tower	160 ft	2012	Colby	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1204730	Water tank	157 ft	1980	Colby	City of Colby, Kansas
1207161	Tower	75 ft	1996	Colby	Private owner (name withheld)
1201896	Tower	30 ft	1996	Colby	City of Colby, Kansas

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