Tower Landlord

Kentucky / Floyd County

#18 of 120 KY counties · 37 structures

Cell towers in Floyd County, KY

The FCC registry lists 37 constructed antenna structures in Floyd County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless owns 25 of them (68%), 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 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 37
  2. 2Tallest 586 ft
  3. 3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 310 ft
Structures
37
rank 18 of 120 in KY
Most common type
Lattice tower
57% of structures
Over 200 feet
34
92% of structures
Peak build decade
2020s
35% built then

Who owns the towers in Floyd County

9 different registrants own the 37 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 d25Crown Castle3HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS INC2American Tower2Columbia Gas Transmission LL1WDOC INC DBA = WDOC AM1Floyd County Fiscal Court1WDOC INC DBA = WQHY FM1
Constructed structures in Floyd 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 tower near Prestonsburg at 586 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2020s.

Lattice tower21Tower11Other or unspecified2Monopole1Guyed tower1Mast1
Structures in Floyd County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11960s41980s41990s62000s82010s132020s
Structures in Floyd 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
1054477Tower586 ft1987PrestonsburgWDOC INC DBA = WQHY FM
1044684Other or unspecified584 ft1980MartinFloyd County Fiscal Court
1043791Tower492 ft1992AllenCrown Castle South LLC
1031809Lattice tower425 ft2020PrestonsburgEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1062965Lattice tower413 ft1991Allen CityEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1297886Lattice tower410 ft2020WatergapEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1065556Mast366 ft2009GarrettCrown Castle South LLC
1044721Other or unspecified361 ft1960MaytownColumbia Gas Transmission LLC
1299996Lattice tower360 ft2020HippoEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1043912Tower329 ft1957PrestonsburgWDOC INC DBA = WDOC AM
1214026Lattice tower325 ft2000LancerEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1217023Tower325 ft2000PriceEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1238187Tower325 ft2004GrethelEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1246336Tower325 ft2004PrestonsburgEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1043795Tower317 ft1996Betsy LayneCrown Castle South LLC
1260034Lattice tower315 ft2007AuxierEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1203593Lattice tower310 ft2021EasternEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1268368Tower310 ft2010PrestonburgAmerican Towers LLC
1274630Lattice tower310 ft2020WaylandEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1277209Lattice tower310 ft2020Jacks CreekEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1284910Lattice tower310 ft2013OsbornEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1287018Lattice tower310 ft2013DavidEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1289110Lattice tower310 ft2014BonanzaEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1291164Lattice tower310 ft2020GarrettEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1296539Lattice tower310 ft2016PrestonsburgEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1297742Lattice tower310 ft2016BeaverEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1319617Lattice tower310 ft2021DanaEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1319722Lattice tower310 ft2022McdowellEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1322279Lattice tower310 ft2022StanvilleEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1323713Lattice tower310 ft2023Betsy LayneEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1276273Tower299 ft2011MartinAmerican Towers LLC
1310695Lattice tower290 ft2019PrestonburgCitySwitch II, LLC
1256306Lattice tower260 ft2020MartinEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1041087Monopole250 ft2021BoldmanEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1065263Tower197 ft1997PrestonsburgHIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS INC
1065264Guyed tower190 ft1986PrestonsburgEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1065271Tower118 ft1985MinnieHIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS INC

If you have a tower lease in Floyd 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: McCracken County (40), Madison County (39), Harlan County (38), Barren County (35), Graves County (35).

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.