Kentucky / Bell County
#30 of 120 KY counties · 29 structures
Cell towers in Bell County, KY
The FCC registry lists 29 constructed antenna structures in Bell County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless owns 9 of them (31%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 29
- 2Tallest 425 ft
- 3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
- 4Median height (state 265 ft) 198 ft
Who owns the towers in Bell County
17 different registrants own the 29 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 198 feet, 67 feet shorter than the Kentucky median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Pineville at 425 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1215974 | Tower | 425 ft | 2001 | Pineville | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1064902 | Tower | 326 ft | 1981 | Middlesboro | GATEWAY BROADCASTING INCORPORATED DBA = WMIK AM FM |
| 1296803 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2018 | Pineville | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1303047 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2018 | Miracle | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1306838 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2019 | Hulen | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1306839 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2019 | Calvin | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1308249 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2019 | East Pineville | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1308252 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2019 | Fourmile | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1306124 | Lattice tower | 269 ft | 2020 | Pineville | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1331111 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2026 | Chenoa | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1332813 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2026 | Pineville | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1041881 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 1998 | Middlesboro | BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC. |
| 1056643 | Tower | 213 ft | 2002 | Middlesboro | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1297884 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2016 | Middlesboro | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1232693 | Tower | 198 ft | 2002 | Middlesboro | BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC. |
| 1307061 | Lattice tower | 190 ft | 2019 | Middlesboro | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1312572 | Monopole | 190 ft | 2020 | Middlesboro | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1043630 | Lattice tower | 161 ft | 1996 | Meldrum | LITCHFIELD COUNTY CELLULAR, INC. DBA RAMCELL OF KENTUCKY |
| 1255203 | Tower | 160 ft | 2006 | Middlesboro | Kentucky Utilities |
| 1275750 | Monopole | 149 ft | 2010 | Middlesboro | American Towers LLC |
| 1219833 | Tower | 118 ft | 2004 | Middlesboro | KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS |
| 1294339 | Lattice tower | 90 ft | 2015 | Middlesboro | Kentucky Utilities Company |
| 1293508 | Guyed tower | 80 ft | 1979 | Middlesboro | Gateway Broadcasting, Inc. |
| 1250266 | Tower | 70 ft | 2006 | Midlesboro | BELL COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD |
| 1265944 | Pole | 69 ft | 2009 | Middlesboro | R. J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC |
| 1277821 | Tower | 50 ft | 1979 | Middlesboro | Gateway Broadcasting, Inc. |
| 1207751 | Pole | 40 ft | 1999 | Middlesboro | CSX Transportation |
| 1271167 | Other or unspecified | 38 ft | 2010 | Middlesboro | Middlesboro/Bell County Airport Board |
| 1219830 | Tower | 26 ft | 2004 | Middlesboro | KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS |
If you have a tower lease in Bell 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: Nelson County (31), Perry County (31), Scott County (30), Breathitt County (29), Breckinridge County (29).
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.