Kentucky / Johnson County
#43 of 120 KY counties · 23 structures
Cell towers in Johnson County, KY
The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Johnson County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless owns 11 of them (48%), 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.
- 1Constructed structures 23
- 2Tallest 425 ft
- 3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
- 4Median height (state 265 ft) 265 ft
Who owns the towers in Johnson County
9 different registrants own the 23 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 265 feet, close to the Kentucky median of 265 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near Lowmansville at 425 feet, built in 2019. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1061021 | Lattice tower | 425 ft | 2019 | Lowmansville | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1276597 | Tower | 349 ft | 2011 | Wittenville | S.I.P. Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| 1201236 | Lattice tower | 325 ft | 1999 | Redbush | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1238188 | Lattice tower | 325 ft | 2019 | Oil Springs | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1263782 | Tower | 320 ft | 2008 | Kerz | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1201232 | Tower | 313 ft | 1991 | Paintsville | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1244186 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2020 | Paintsville | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1276168 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2019 | Wittensville | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1284188 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2019 | Meally | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1245196 | Mast | 307 ft | 2004 | Staffordsville | CCATT LLC |
| 1043460 | Tower | 271 ft | 1989 | Paintsville | Subcarrier Communications Inc |
| 1292732 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2014 | Staffordsville | American Towers LLC |
| 1293522 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2016 | Wittensville | Diamond Towers IV LLC |
| 1043450 | Guyed tower | 254 ft | 1997 | Paintsville | American Towers LLC |
| 1278401 | Tower | 248 ft | 2011 | Paintsville | S.I.P. Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| 1042776 | Tower | 244 ft | 1985 | West Van Lear | B & G BROADCASTING INC DBA = WKLW RADIO |
| 1260035 | Tower | 241 ft | 2008 | Boons Camp | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1065270 | Tower | 197 ft | 1993 | Oil Springs | HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1065275 | Lattice tower | 190 ft | 1984 | Boons Camp | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1310961 | Monopole | 190 ft | 2019 | Paintsville | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1065269 | Tower | 141 ft | 1986 | Paintsville | HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1232648 | Tower | 50 ft | 2002 | Van Lear | Paintsville Utilities |
| 1232706 | Tower | 50 ft | 2002 | Nero | Paintsville Utilities |
If you have a tower lease in Johnson 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: Letcher County (25), Knott County (24), Harrison County (23), Clark County (22), Knox County (22).
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.