Cell towers in Franklin County, KY

The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Franklin County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Crown Castle owns 10 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 13 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 31
2Tallest 314 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 265 ft) 203 ft

Structures

rank 25 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

61% of structures

Over 200 feet

55% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Franklin County

18 different registrants own the 31 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.

Constructed structures in Franklin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 203 feet, 62 feet shorter than the Kentucky median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a mast near Frankfort at 314 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Franklin County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Franklin 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.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1203799	Mast	314 ft	1999	Frankfort	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1257422	Tower	312 ft	2008	Frankfort	Cellco Partnership
1239815	Tower	310 ft	2003	Frankfort	Cellco Partnership
1055381	Tower	309 ft	1946	Frankfort	PURCHASE BROADCASTING, INC.
1270384	Tower	299 ft	2009	Frankfort	Cellco Partnership
1043319	Lattice tower	298 ft	2006	Frankfort	Crown Castle South LLC
1304531	Pole	270 ft	2018	Frankfort	Harmoni Towers LLC
1043446	Lattice tower	243 ft	1976	Frankfort	American Towers LLC
1212591	Tower	239 ft	2000	Frankfort	Crown Communication LLC
1042985	Tower	231 ft	1979	Frankfort	American Towers LLC
1206615	Tower	225 ft	2000	Frankfort	Crown Communication LLC
1036604	Mast	220 ft	1995	Frankfort	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1043313	Mast	215 ft	1995	Frankfort	Crown Castle South LLC
1023279	Tower	214 ft	1997	Frankfort	Crown Castle South LLC
1050254	Other or unspecified	204 ft	1977	Frankfort	Forever Communications, Inc.
1050253	Other or unspecified	203 ft	1977	Frankfort	Forever Communications, Inc.
1032921	Tower	202 ft	1997	Frankfort	STC Five LLC
1204189	Tower	200 ft	1986	Frankfort	R B J Communications
1315763	Monopole	200 ft	2022	Frankfort	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1313204	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Frankfort	Diamond Towers V LLC
1042986	Tower	198 ft	1976	Frankfort	American Towers LLC
1051445	Tower	190 ft	1992	Frankfort	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1205061	Tower	190 ft	2000	Frankfort	Subcarrier Communications Inc.
1219245	Tower	184 ft	2004	Frankfort	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1065872	On a building	170 ft	1987	Frankfort	FRANKFORT COMMUNICATIONS INC
1055944	Tower	165 ft	1998	Frankfort	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1318722	Lattice tower	165 ft	2022	Frankfort	Frankfort Electric and Water Plant Board
1048808	Tower	161 ft	1966	Frankfort	Forever Communications, Inc.
1217570	Tower	153 ft	1999	Frankfort	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1258280	Tower	142 ft	2007	Frankfort	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1258726	Tower	62 ft	2007	Frankfort	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS

If you have a tower lease in Franklin 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: Ohio County (34), Henderson County (33), Muhlenberg County (33), Hart County (31), Nelson County (31).

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.