Cell towers in Barren County, KY

The FCC registry lists 35 constructed antenna structures in Barren County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 35
2Tallest 482 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 265 ft) 255 ft

Structures

rank 19 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

54% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

57% built then

Who owns the towers in Barren County

20 different registrants own the 35 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 Barren County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 255 feet, close to the Kentucky median of 265 feet. The tallest is a structure near Glasgow at 482 feet, built in 1992. Most 57% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Barren 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
1063307	Other or unspecified	482 ft	1992	Glasgow	NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.
1044399	Tower	450 ft	1965	Glasgow	ELECTRIC PLANT BOARD OF THE CITY OF GLASGOW KY
1202695	Guyed tower	428 ft	1989	Glasgow	American Towers LLC
1248189	Guyed tower	350 ft	2005	Glasgow	SBA Infrastructure, LLC
1246358	Guyed tower	348 ft	2004	Glasgow	American Towers LLC
1259514	Other or unspecified	332 ft	2008	Red Cross	Newberry Broadcasting, Inc.
1200013	Tower	319 ft	1999	Cave City	Crown Communication LLC
1315402	Guyed tower	315 ft	2021	Glasgow	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1250998	Tower	306 ft	2006	Eighty Eight	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1229541	Tower	300 ft	2001	Cave City	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1063506	Lattice tower	285 ft	1999	Glasgow	American Towers LLC
1224031	Tower	285 ft	2001	Glasgow	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1205611	Tower	270 ft	1991	Cave City	Cellco Partnership
1042215	Lattice tower	265 ft	2001	Cave City	American Towers LLC
1230545	Tower	263 ft	2001	Glasgow	OpenLink Partners LLC
1319815	Lattice tower	261 ft	2022	Glasgow	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1223174	Tower	260 ft	2001	Glasgow	Crown Communication LLC
1229912	Tower	255 ft	2001	Lucas	Cellco Partnership
1250179	Tower	255 ft	2005	Cave City	Cellco Partnership
1267267	Tower	255 ft	2009	Austin	Cellco Partnership
1275870	Tower	255 ft	2011	Park City	Cellco Partnership
1228054	Tower	252 ft	2001	Glasgow	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1328600	Lattice tower	250 ft	2025	Lucas	Kentucky State Police
1250180	Tower	244 ft	2005	Glasgow	Cellco Partnership
1230168	Lattice tower	225 ft	2001	Glasgow	SBA Properties, LLC
1059299	Tower	200 ft	1996	Glasgow	Seven Mountains Media, LLC
1327351	Lattice tower	199 ft	2024	Glasgow	Southern Towers BTS, LP
1329778	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Glasgow	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1225731	Tower	180 ft	2002	Glasgow	GLASGOW WATER COMPANY
1230841	Tower	172 ft	2001	Glasgow	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1264694	Lattice tower	169 ft	2008	Glasgow	American Towers LLC
1211468	Other or unspecified	158 ft	2000	Glasgow	Newberry Broadcasting, Inc.
1271460	Tower	125 ft	2009	Glasgow	Cellco Partnership
1043448	Tower	110 ft	1987	Glasgow	Subcarrier Communications Inc
1301088	On a building	23 ft	2017	Glasgow	GLASGOW AIRPORT BOARD

If you have a tower lease in Barren 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: Madison County (39), Harlan County (38), Floyd County (37), Graves County (35), Marshall County (34).

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.