Cell towers in Ballard County, KY

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Ballard County, 0% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 2 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 1627 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 265 ft) 296 ft

Structures

rank 83 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

46% of structures

Over 200 feet

100% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

46% built then

Who owns the towers in Ballard County

11 different registrants own the 13 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 Ballard County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 296 feet, 31 feet taller than the Kentucky median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Kevil at 1627 feet, built in 2004. More than in any other decade, 46% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Ballard 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
1042698	Other or unspecified	1627 ft	2004	Kevil	WPSD-TV, LLC
1044387	Tower	502 ft	1996	Kevil	AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
1222068	Tower	500 ft	2001	Cunningham	AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
1030664	Tower	303 ft	1995	La Center	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1329353	Lattice tower	300 ft	2025	Kevil	The Towers, LLC
1044596	Tower	298 ft	1986	Blandville	WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF PADUCAH, LLC
1252613	Lattice tower	296 ft	2006	Kevil	Kentucky RSA No. 1 Partnership
1313667	Lattice tower	295 ft	2023	Wickliffe	Horvath Towers VI, LLC
1244919	Guyed tower	284 ft	2004	La Center	CCATT LLC
1061534	Tower	268 ft	1994	Lacenter	SBA Properties, LLC
1265272	Lattice tower	254 ft	2008	Kevil	TV6 Holdings LLC
1265530	Tower	250 ft	2008	Wickliffe	Kentucky RSA No. 1 Partnership
1318625	Lattice tower	250 ft	2022	Wickliffe	Kentucky State Police

If you have a tower lease in Ballard 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 Kentucky with similar tower counts: Mason County (14), Pendleton County (14), Todd County (14), Boyle County (13), Larue County (13).

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.