Kentucky / Fayette County
#5 of 120 KY counties · 57 structures
Cell towers in Fayette County, KY
The FCC registry lists 57 constructed antenna structures in Fayette County, 2% of Kentucky's 2,887. Crown Castle owns 18 of them (32%), 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 24 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 57
- 2Tallest 1000 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 265 ft) 265 ft
Who owns the towers in Fayette County
30 different registrants own the 57 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 265 feet, close to the Kentucky median of 265 feet. The tallest is a tower near Lexington at 1000 feet, built in 1989. Most 51% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1030383 | Tower | 1000 ft | 1989 | Lexington | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1044034 | Lattice tower | 994 ft | 1965 | Lexington | WTVQ-TV, LLC |
| 1043247 | Guyed tower | 670 ft | 2024 | Lexington | Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC |
| 1036791 | Other or unspecified | 668 ft | 1993 | Lexington | Citicasters Co. |
| 1210391 | Tower | 537 ft | 2001 | Jimtown | L.M. Communications Of Kentucky, LLC |
| 1036781 | Tower | 533 ft | 1997 | Lexington | Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC |
| 1026005 | Tower | 530 ft | 1991 | Lexington | Crown Communications LLC |
| 1035305 | Guyed tower | 499 ft | 1996 | Lexington | Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC |
| 1044385 | Other or unspecified | 321 ft | 1947 | Lexington | VB Nimbus, LLC |
| 1044384 | Other or unspecified | 320 ft | 1947 | Lexington | VB Nimbus, LLC |
| 1044386 | Other or unspecified | 315 ft | 1947 | Lexington | VB Nimbus, LLC |
| 1044383 | Other or unspecified | 314 ft | 1947 | Lexington | VB Nimbus, LLC |
| 1036793 | Other or unspecified | 313 ft | 1993 | Lexington | Citicasters Co. |
| 1036792 | Other or unspecified | 311 ft | 1993 | Lexington | Citicasters Co. |
| 1044382 | Other or unspecified | 310 ft | 1947 | Lexington | VB Nimbus, LLC |
| 1036190 | Tower | 301 ft | 1992 | Lexington | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1036794 | Other or unspecified | 301 ft | 1993 | Lexington | Citicasters Co. |
| 1015655 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 2004 | Lexington | American Towers LLC |
| 1226298 | Tower | 300 ft | 2001 | Lexington | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1036186 | Tower | 298 ft | 1993 | Lexington | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1041897 | Tower | 297 ft | 1983 | Lexington | JAMES C RIGGS INC |
| 1204316 | Tower | 295 ft | 1999 | Lexington | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1044799 | On a building | 276 ft | 1998 | Lexington | KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM |
| 1221347 | Tower | 270 ft | 2001 | Lexington | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1043743 | Tower | 267 ft | 1992 | Lexington | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1043451 | Lattice tower | 266 ft | 1994 | Lexington | AT&T Corp |
| 1041598 | Tower | 265 ft | 1998 | Lexington | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1041599 | Tower | 265 ft | 1999 | Lexington | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1204259 | Tower | 265 ft | 2000 | Lexington | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1043346 | Tower | 262 ft | 1994 | Lexington | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1043861 | On a building | 260 ft | 1976 | Lexington | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY DBA = U OF K |
| 1028248 | Guyed tower | 247 ft | 1997 | Lexington | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1062615 | On a building | 243 ft | 1991 | Lexington | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1061564 | Other or unspecified | 205 ft | 1946 | Lexington | L.M. Communications. Inc. |
| 1061565 | Other or unspecified | 205 ft | 1946 | Lexington | L.M. Communications. Inc. |
| 1061566 | Other or unspecified | 205 ft | 1946 | Lexington | L.M. Communications. Inc. |
| 1042382 | Tower | 204 ft | 1997 | Lexington | 565 Corporation |
| 1043339 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 1995 | Lexington | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1035968 | Mast | 199 ft | 1995 | Lexington | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1227193 | Tower | 199 ft | 2002 | Lexington | Cellco Partnership |
| 1261444 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2008 | Lexington | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1298686 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2016 | Lexington | PI Tower Development, LLC |
| 1325491 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Lexington | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1038654 | Mast | 198 ft | 1994 | Lexington | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1295927 | Monopole | 195 ft | 2007 | Lexington | American Towers LLC |
| 1064549 | Tower | 187 ft | 2000 | Lexington | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1255250 | Tower | 185 ft | 2006 | Lexington | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1065876 | Tower | 184 ft | 1999 | Lexington | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1036188 | Pole | 172 ft | 1999 | Lexington | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1055945 | Tower | 168 ft | 1998 | Lexington | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1036183 | Mast | 165 ft | 1994 | Lexington | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1036191 | Tower | 165 ft | 1994 | Lexington | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1043351 | Pole | 161 ft | 1996 | Lexington | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1298938 | Lattice tower | 161 ft | 2016 | Lexington | Lexington Division of Enhanced 911 |
| 1022060 | Tower | 148 ft | 1997 | Lexinton | Keeneland Association, Inc. |
| 1324369 | Monopole | 125 ft | 2023 | Lexington | Municipal Communications |
| 1329243 | Monopole | 111 ft | 2025 | Lexington | Municipal Communications |
If you have a tower lease in Fayette 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: Hardin County (64), Pike County (62), Pulaski County (62), Warren County (57), Daviess County (56).
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.