Cell towers in Harlan County, KY

The FCC registry lists 38 constructed antenna structures in Harlan County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless owns 20 of them (53%), 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 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 38
2Tallest 495 ft
3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
4Median height (state 265 ft) 190 ft

Structures

rank 17 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Lattice tower

58% of structures

Over 200 feet

39% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

55% built then

Who owns the towers in Harlan County

14 different registrants own the 38 structures. 3 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 190 feet, 75 feet shorter than the Kentucky median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Harlan at 495 feet, built in 1999. Most 55% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Harlan 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
1203562	Other or unspecified	495 ft	1999	Harlan	Living Faith Ministries, Inc.
1043006	Tower	343 ft	1957	Harlan	RADIO HARLAN INC WHLN
1265240	Tower	315 ft	2008	Dressen	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1267784	Lattice tower	314 ft	2020	Baxter	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1292138	Lattice tower	310 ft	2020	Teetersville	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1298184	Lattice tower	310 ft	2020	Lenarue	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1298185	Lattice tower	310 ft	2020	Cranks	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1200836	Tower	280 ft	2011	Baxter	Mega Communications, Inc.
1306125	Lattice tower	270 ft	2019	Coldiron	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1310090	Lattice tower	270 ft	2019	Wallins Creek	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1007945	Mast	264 ft	1997	Molus	Crown Castle South LLC
1305963	Lattice tower	264 ft	2019	Cawood	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1306516	Lattice tower	264 ft	2019	Totz	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1272604	Lattice tower	257 ft	2010	Harlan	American Towers LLC
1043632	Tower	232 ft	1995	Harlan	LITCHFIELD COUNTY CELLULAR, INC. DBA = RAMCELL OF KENTUCKY
1272641	Monopole	200 ft	2010	Harlan	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1331134	Lattice tower	200 ft	2026	Louellen	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1332857	Lattice tower	199 ft	2026	Baxter	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1042646	Tower	190 ft	1976	Baxter	Private owner (name withheld)
1265241	Tower	190 ft	2008	Evarts	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1271116	Tower	190 ft	2010	Cawood	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1277781	Tower	190 ft	2011	Wallins	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1281421	Tower	190 ft	2011	Ages	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1285918	Lattice tower	190 ft	2013	Loyall	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1285995	Lattice tower	190 ft	2013	Cranks	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1290108	Lattice tower	190 ft	2014	Harlan	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1291787	Lattice tower	190 ft	2015	Smith	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1292000	Lattice tower	190 ft	2015	Pathfork	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1299688	Lattice tower	190 ft	2016	Benham	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1300190	Lattice tower	190 ft	2016	Lynch	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1305495	Lattice tower	190 ft	2018	Totz	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1306642	Lattice tower	190 ft	2018	Molus	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1308225	Lattice tower	190 ft	2019	Dillon	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1287423	Guyed tower	170 ft	2003	Lynch	Private owner (name withheld)
1302056	Guyed tower	164 ft	1982	Baxter	Tri-State Electronics Inc
1293663	Lattice tower	137 ft	1965	Baxter	BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC.
1042647	Tower	98 ft	1991	Harlan	Private owner (name withheld)
1276436	Mast	47 ft	2011	Baxter	Harlan County Airport Board

If you have a tower lease in Harlan 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: Greenup County (42), McCracken County (40), Madison County (39), Floyd County (37), Barren 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.