Cell towers in Hopkins County, KY

The FCC registry lists 51 constructed antenna structures in Hopkins County, 2% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 32 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 9 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 18 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 51
2Tallest 997 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 265 ft) 295 ft

Structures

rank 11 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

82% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

31% built then

Who owns the towers in Hopkins County

32 different registrants own the 51 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 Hopkins County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 295 feet, 30 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 Madisonville at 997 feet, built in 1968. More than in any other decade, 31% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Hopkins 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
1044021	Tower	997 ft	1968	Madisonville	KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DBA = WKMA TV
1043694	Tower	699 ft	1988	Hanson	Roberts Tower Company II
1033312	Tower	533 ft	1998	Beech Grove	DJE, LLC
1044668	Tower	453 ft	1992	Madisonville	Madisonville CBC, Inc.
1200758	Tower	420 ft	1982	Hanson	Big Rivers Electric Corporation
1044665	Other or unspecified	387 ft	1975	Madisonville	Madisonville CBC, Inc.
1044666	Other or unspecified	387 ft	1975	Madisonville	Madisonville CBC, Inc.
1044667	Other or unspecified	387 ft	1975	Madisonville	Madisonville CBC, Inc.
1261381	Other or unspecified	383 ft	2010	Madisonville	Board of Regents, Murray State University
1201043	Guyed tower	355 ft	1981	Madisonville	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1045040	Tower	340 ft	1982	Saint Charles	TROVER CLINIC FOUNDATION INC DBA = MEDICAL CENTER AMBULANCE SERVICE INC
1200742	Tower	340 ft	1982	Providence	Big Rivers Electric Corporation
1040639	Tower	325 ft	1992	Madisonville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1231716	Tower	325 ft	2002	Mortons Gap	SBA Towers II LLC
1030658	Tower	315 ft	1995	Dawson Springs	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1042830	Tower	306 ft	1994	Madisonville	DJE, LLC
1224818	Tower	305 ft	2001	Hanson	SBA Towers II LLC
1244906	Tower	305 ft	2004	Nebo	CCATT LLC
1240908	Guyed tower	304 ft	2003	Madisonville	Everest Special LLC
1043838	Other or unspecified	301 ft	1989	Madisionville	Madisonville Baptist Temple, Inc.
1213671	Tower	300 ft	2001	Mortons Gap	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1218437	Mast	300 ft	2001	Hanson	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1275516	Tower	299 ft	2010	White Plains	Cellco Partnership
1030654	Tower	298 ft	1992	Madisonville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1254005	Guyed tower	295 ft	2006	St Charles	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1327779	Lattice tower	295 ft	2024	White Plains	APC Towers IV, LLC
1253937	Tower	290 ft	2007	Madisonville	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1304533	Lattice tower	270 ft	2019	Slaughters	Diamond Towers V LLC
1309803	Lattice tower	270 ft	2019	Dawson Springs	Uniti Towers LLC
1316799	Lattice tower	270 ft	2020	Madisonville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1253939	Lattice tower	267 ft	2006	Nortonville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1305180	Lattice tower	266 ft	2019	Princeton	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1305454	Lattice tower	266 ft	2019	Nebo	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1044198	Mast	265 ft	2024	Dawson Springs	Crown Castle South LLC
1305450	Lattice tower	264 ft	2019	Nebo	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1252593	Tower	260 ft	2006	Earlington	Kentucky Utilities
1253961	Tower	260 ft	2006	Slaughters	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1305667	Lattice tower	260 ft	2019	Madisonville	Diamond Towers V LLC
1274929	Lattice tower	258 ft	2010	Madisonville	American Towers LLC
1246381	Mast	254 ft	2005	St. Charles	CCATT LLC
1232468	Tower	245 ft	2002	Nortonville	Crown Castle South LLC
1268317	Lattice tower	225 ft	2009	Madisonville	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1256123	Lattice tower	199 ft	1996	Madisonville	American Towers LLC
1272084	Tower	199 ft	2010	Madisonville	Tower Development Corporation
1333551	Monopole	199 ft	2026	Madisonville	TAG Towers III
1273208	Lattice tower	195 ft	2005	Madisonville	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1321490	Monopole	163 ft	2022	Madisonville	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1268525	Tower	157 ft	2009	Dawson Springs	Tower Development Corporation
1201853	Water tank	141 ft	1991	Dawson Springs	South Hopkins water District
1043546	Tower	112 ft	1981	Hanson	Kenergy Corporation
1230133	Other or unspecified	33 ft	1994	Madisonville	Madisonville Airport Board

If you have a tower lease in Hopkins 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: Boone County (54), Laurel County (53), Christian County (51), Kenton County (49), Campbell County (48).

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.