Tower Landlord

Kentucky / Estill County

#97 of 120 KY counties · 11 structures

Cell towers in Estill County, KY

The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Estill County, 0% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless, has 3 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 11
  2. 2Tallest 345 ft
  3. 3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 272 ft
Structures
11
rank 97 of 120 in KY
Most common type
Tower
45% of structures
Over 200 feet
7
64% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
45% built then

Who owns the towers in Estill County

9 different registrants own the 11 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 d3American Tower1Chestnut Mountain Communicat1Estill County Emergency Mana1ESTILL COUNTY DEPT OF EMERGE1Estill County Emergency Mana1Hidden Hollow LLC1Crown Castle1
Constructed structures in Estill County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 272 feet, close to the Kentucky median of 265 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Ravenna at 345 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 45% were built in the 2000s.

Tower5Lattice tower3Guyed tower1Other or unspecified1Monopole1
Structures in Estill County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21990s52000s22010s22020s
Structures in Estill 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
1041588Guyed tower345 ft1996RavennaAmerican Towers LLC
1242626Other or unspecified325 ft2004IrvineEstill County Emergency Management
1261977Lattice tower310 ft2024HargettEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1265268Tower306 ft2009IrvineESTILL COUNTY DEPT OF EMERGENCY MANAGMENT
1311987Lattice tower290 ft2020IrvineVB BTS III, LLC
1269417Tower272 ft2009IrvineEstill County Emergency Managment
1272311Tower204 ft2010IrvineHidden Hollow LLC
1291627Lattice tower198 ft2004IrvineCCATT LLC
1216689Tower190 ft1993IrvineChestnut Mountain Communications (Former Estill Communications)
1260113Tower190 ft2007WinstonEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1311399Monopole190 ft2019IrvineEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless

If you have a tower lease in Estill 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: Owen County (12), Union County (12), Edmonson County (11), Fulton County (11), Garrard County (11).

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.