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Kentucky / Breathitt County

#31 of 120 KY counties · 29 structures

Cell towers in Breathitt County, KY

The FCC registry lists 29 constructed antenna structures in Breathitt County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless owns 15 of them (52%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 29
  2. 2Tallest 499 ft
  3. 3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 310 ft
Structures
29
rank 31 of 120 in KY
Most common type
Lattice tower
52% of structures
Over 200 feet
26
90% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
34% built then

Who owns the towers in Breathitt County

12 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.

East Kentucky Network, LLC d15VB-S1 Assets, LLC3KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS A2KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS A1EIP Holdings II, LLC1INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING C1KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF D1G & G Communications1
Constructed structures in Breathitt County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 45 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 Paxton at 499 feet, built in 2005. More than in any other decade, 34% were built in the 2010s.

Lattice tower15Tower10Other or unspecified4
Structures in Breathitt County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21960s21980s41990s62000s102010s52020s
Structures in Breathitt 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1235001Other or unspecified499 ft2005PaxtonIntermountain Broadcasting Co., Inc.
1309978Lattice tower370 ft2019GuageVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1317820Lattice tower370 ft2021JacksonVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1042085Tower364 ft1990VancleveKENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSOCIATION DBA = WMTC FM RADIO STATION
1043902Other or unspecified348 ft1981VancleveKENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSOCIATION DBA = WMTC AM RADIO STATION
1247057Tower325 ft2006JacksonEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1043965Other or unspecified323 ft1993JacksonEIP Holdings II, LLC
1316610Lattice tower320 ft2020JacksonVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1318968Lattice tower320 ft2021VancleveVERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1257982Tower315 ft2008TurkeyEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1260627Tower315 ft2007RousseauEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1208289Lattice tower310 ft2020BethanyEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1287238Lattice tower310 ft2013QuicksandEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1298186Lattice tower310 ft2016HaddixEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1298187Lattice tower310 ft2016LittleEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1298188Lattice tower310 ft2016Wolf CoalEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1299200Lattice tower310 ft2016Gays CreekEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1300831Lattice tower310 ft2017DecoyEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1302277Lattice tower310 ft2018Frozen CreekEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1044815Tower279 ft2007JacksonKENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1312399Lattice tower275 ft2020BethanyVB BTS III, LLC
1052934Tower249 ft1969ArnettEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1232626Tower227 ft2002WattsEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1043966Tower216 ft1969JacksonINTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING COMPANY INC DBA = RADIO STATION WEKG AM
1046169Other or unspecified207 ft1981VancleveKENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSOCIATION DBA = WMTC AM RADIO STATION
1303046Lattice tower205 ft2017TaulbeeEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1247200Tower163 ft1996JacksonKentucky Power Company
1206195Tower98 ft1990JacksonG & G Communications
1291999Lattice tower90 ft2015NedEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless

If you have a tower lease in Breathitt 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: Perry County (31), Scott County (30), Bell County (29), Breckinridge County (29), Whitley 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.