Kentucky / Carter County
#37 of 120 KY counties · 27 structures
Cell towers in Carter County, KY
The FCC registry lists 27 constructed antenna structures in Carter County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. American Tower owns 10 of them (37%), 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 14 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 27
- 2Tallest 356 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 265 ft) 300 ft
Who owns the towers in Carter County
12 different registrants own the 27 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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 300 feet, 35 feet taller than the Kentucky median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Olive Hill at 356 feet, built in 2001. Most 56% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1229136 | Tower | 356 ft | 2001 | Olive Hill | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1032360 | Guyed tower | 350 ft | 1998 | Olive Hill | American Towers LLC |
| 1042594 | Tower | 328 ft | 1994 | Grayson | CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO INC DBA = WGOH RADIO |
| 1260437 | Tower | 315 ft | 2008 | Olive Hill | Cellco Partnership |
| 1262581 | Tower | 315 ft | 2008 | Olive Hill | Cellco Partnership |
| 1263241 | Tower | 315 ft | 2008 | Grayson | Cellco Partnership |
| 1262117 | Tower | 310 ft | 2008 | Olive Hill | Cellco Partnership |
| 1262539 | Tower | 310 ft | 2008 | Olive Hill | Cellco Partnership |
| 1289918 | Lattice tower | 308 ft | 2014 | Olive Hill | American Towers LLC |
| 1263373 | Mast | 305 ft | 2008 | Olive Hill | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1260648 | Tower | 304 ft | 2008 | Olive Hill | Cellco Partnership |
| 1264492 | Lattice tower | 304 ft | 2009 | Olive Hill | American Towers LLC |
| 1042425 | Mast | 300 ft | 1990 | Grayson | CCATT LLC |
| 1264493 | Lattice tower | 300 ft | 2008 | Rush | American Towers LLC |
| 1264490 | Tower | 299 ft | 2009 | Grayson | American Towers LLC |
| 1264491 | Tower | 299 ft | 2009 | Olive Hill | American Towers LLC |
| 1044819 | Tower | 298 ft | 2007 | Grayson | KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KENTUCKY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS |
| 1241827 | Lattice tower | 284 ft | 2004 | Grayson | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1202430 | Lattice tower | 269 ft | 1999 | Grayson | American Towers LLC |
| 1293548 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2015 | Grayson | PI Telecom Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1262804 | Tower | 257 ft | 2008 | Grayson | Cellco Partnership |
| 1298983 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2016 | Grayson | PI Tower Development, LLC |
| 1290345 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2014 | Olive Hill | American Towers LLC |
| 1044218 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 1984 | Norton Branch | American Towers LLC |
| 1235307 | Tower | 223 ft | 1972 | Olive Hill | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1042426 | Tower | 217 ft | 1997 | Counts Crossroads | CCATT LLC |
| 1281885 | Tower | 150 ft | 2012 | Olive Hill | Private owner (name withheld) |
If you have a tower lease in Carter 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: Bullitt County (28), Shelby County (28), Boyd County (27), Jessamine County (27), Morgan County (27).
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.