Cell towers in Wilson County, KS

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Wilson County, 1% of Kansas's 2,852. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 6 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 293 ft) 330 ft

Structures

rank 51 of 105 in KS

Most common type

Guyed tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

95% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Wilson County

14 different registrants own the 22 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 Wilson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 330 feet, 37 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 Altoona at 500 feet, built in 2005. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Wilson 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
1247700	Tower	500 ft	2005	Altoona	My Town Media, Inc.
1255896	Other or unspecified	492 ft	2007	Vilas	Kansas Department of Transportation
1060760	Guyed tower	470 ft	1999	Neodesha	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1041783	Tower	444 ft	1998	Neodesha	City of Neodesha
1326599	Guyed tower	409 ft	2023	Buffalo	Vertical Bridge VBTS, LLC
1229198	Tower	405 ft	2009	Neodesha	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1229669	Tower	405 ft	2001	Fredonia	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1032206	Guyed tower	402 ft	1992	Fredonia	Alltel Corporation
1226765	Guyed tower	349 ft	2001	Altoona	American Towers LLC
1200884	Other or unspecified	348 ft	1998	Chanute	JMZ Corporation
1226724	Guyed tower	333 ft	2001	Altoona	American Towers LLC
1230197	Tower	328 ft	2001	Benedict	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1227563	Guyed tower	327 ft	2001	Buffalo	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1230174	Guyed tower	327 ft	2010	Fall River	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1229804	Guyed tower	325 ft	2001	Lafontaine	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1201275	Guyed tower	320 ft	1999	Fredonia	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1260705	Guyed tower	295 ft	2020	Coyville	Pioneer Acquisition Company II, LLC
1260629	Lattice tower	262 ft	2008	Neodesha	American Towers LLC
1063371	Water tank	259 ft	1998	Neodesha	NEODESHA, CITY OF
1033997	Tower	243 ft	1985	Altoona	Mediacom Southeast LLC
1063370	Tower	240 ft	1970	Neodesha	NEODESHA, CITY OF
1256701	Tower	199 ft	2007	New Albany	Domestic Energy Partners

If you have a tower lease in Wilson 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: Sherman County (23), Wabaunsee County (23), Meade County (22), Gray County (21), Marion County (21).

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.