Kentucky / Henderson County

#23 of 120 KY counties · 33 structures

Cell towers in Henderson County, KY

The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in Henderson County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Crown Castle owns 10 of them (30%), 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

1234
  1. 1Constructed structures 33
  2. 2Tallest 1016 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 304 ft
Structures
33
rank 23 of 120 in KY
Most common type
Tower
70% of structures
Over 200 feet
26
79% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
45% built then

Who owns the towers in Henderson County

20 different registrants own the 33 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.

Crown Castle10Big Rivers Electric Corporat3Kenergy Corporation3Verizon3Townsquare Media of Evansvil2American Tower2Texas Gas Transmission, LLC1Nexstar Media Inc.1
Constructed structures in Henderson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 304 feet, 39 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 Henderson at 1016 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 45% were built in the 2000s.

Tower23Lattice tower4Guyed tower3Monopole2Other or unspecified1
Structures in Henderson County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s11970s71980s41990s152000s32010s22020s
Structures in Henderson 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
1030890Tower1016 ft1993HendersonPinnacle Towers LLC
1042028Tower996 ft2009HendersonNexstar Media Inc.
1043106Other or unspecified949 ft1977HendersonGray Local Media, Inc.
1047130Guyed tower946 ft2014HendersonTownsquare Media of Evansville/Owensboro, Inc.
1047133Guyed tower940 ft1983HebbardsvilleEverest Special LLC
1057409Tower503 ft1992HendersonPinnacle Towers LLC
1044038Tower499 ft2002HendersonKENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DBA = WKOH
1044454Guyed tower433 ft2014HendersonTownsquare Media of Evansville/Owensboro, Inc.
1224546Tower410 ft2001HendersenCrown Communication LLC
1327153Lattice tower375 ft2024HendersonBig Rivers Electric Corporation
1052939Tower344 ft1965RobardsAmerican Towers LLC
1223383Tower325 ft2001HendersonAmerican Towers LLC
1238470Tower310 ft2003HendersonVerizon Americas LLC
1270725Tower310 ft2009HendersonVerizon Americas LLC
1043914Tower305 ft1985HendersonHenson Media of Henderson County, LLC
1043410Tower304 ft2007HendersonCrown Castle South LLC
1210669Lattice tower304 ft2001RobardsCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1044804Tower299 ft1993HendersonKENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1028900Tower298 ft1987HendersonCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1290002Lattice tower297 ft2014Smith MillsVerizon Americas LLC
1227986Tower280 ft2001HendersonCrown Communication LLC
1200525Tower265 ft1982HendersonBig Rivers Electric Corporation
1245627Tower265 ft2005SpottsvilleCCATT LLC
1213891Tower254 ft2000HendersonCrown Castle South LLC
1200747Tower225 ft1982HebbardsvilleBig Rivers Electric Corporation
1039665Tower203 ft2005HebbardsvilleTexas Gas Transmission, LLC
1258228Monopole199 ft2007HendersonT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1328318Lattice tower199 ft2025CorydonTAG Towers III
1214901Monopole190 ft2001HendersonSBA Properties, LLC
1213969Tower184 ft2000HendersonCrown Castle South LLC
1200561Tower115 ft1992HendersonKenergy Corporation
1200762Tower110 ft1985GenevaKenergy Corporation
1200609Tower60 ft1989GenevaKenergy Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Henderson 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: Graves County (35), Marshall County (34), Ohio County (34), Muhlenberg County (33), Franklin 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.