Cell towers in Kenton County, KY

The FCC registry lists 49 constructed antenna structures in Kenton County, 2% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 13 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 16 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 49
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 265 ft) 213 ft

Structures

rank 12 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

55% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Kenton County

25 different registrants own the 49 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Kenton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 213 feet, 52 feet shorter than the Kentucky median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Taylor Mill at 500 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Kenton 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
1044415	Tower	500 ft	1987	Taylor Mill	Private owner (name withheld)
1310329	Lattice tower	449 ft	2019	Taylor Mill	Kenton, County of
1047780	Other or unspecified	358 ft	2007	Villa Hills	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1044039	Lattice tower	344 ft	2019	Covington	KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DBA WCVN
1003738	Tower	327 ft	2004	Latonia	American Towers LLC
1042897	Tower	320 ft	1988	Covington	KENTON CO FISCAL COURT DBA = TOWER SERVICES CORP
1047779	Other or unspecified	307 ft	2007	Villa Hills	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1047781	Other or unspecified	307 ft	2007	Villa Hills	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1047782	Other or unspecified	307 ft	2007	Villa Hills	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1059898	Guyed tower	305 ft	1989	Independence	American Towers LLC
1057998	Lattice tower	304 ft	1998	Covington	American Towers LLC
1017777	Other or unspecified	300 ft	1995	Ryland Hts	Cellco Partnership
1045600	Lattice tower	297 ft	1998	Elsmere	American Towers LLC
1307299	Lattice tower	297 ft	2019	Covington	Kenton, County of
1029841	Tower	295 ft	1985	Independence	WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INC
1014989	Mast	294 ft	1994	Ryland Heights	American Towers LLC
1057997	Lattice tower	294 ft	1999	Independence	American Towers LLC
1043873	Tower	290 ft	1993	Taylor Mill	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1014995	Lattice tower	288 ft	1994	Crittendon	American Towers LLC
1217124	Mast	285 ft	2001	Independence	CCATT LLC
1209842	Tower	262 ft	2009	Covington	STC Two LLC
1206402	Tower	260 ft	2000	Morning View	STC Two LLC
1042858	Tower	235 ft	1987	Covington	Christian Broadcasting System, Ltd.
1206699	Other or unspecified	220 ft	2019	Independence	Kenton, County of
1014737	Tower	213 ft	1996	Elsmere	American Towers LLC
1042405	Tower	212 ft	1955	Covington	Marathon Petroleum LLC
1229711	Tower	211 ft	1998	Fiskburg	Telava Wireless, Inc.
1013525	Mast	199 ft	1997	Erlanger	PTI US TOWERS I, LLC
1030838	Lattice tower	199 ft	2002	Erlanger	Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Company
1236845	Monopole	199 ft	1998	Edgewood	American Towers LLC
1271398	Tower	199 ft	2009	Walton	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1295634	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Independence	Capital Telecom Holdings LLC
1310327	Lattice tower	199 ft	2018	Independence	Kenton, County of
1310328	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Demossville	Kenton, County of
1325489	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Independence	Skyway Towers, LLC
1327387	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Morning View	Northstar Towers II, LLC
1018882	Pole	191 ft	2005	Covington	Cellco Partnership
1273487	Mast	190 ft	2011	Crescent Springs	American Towers LLC
1229189	Pole	182 ft	2002	Taylor Mill	STC Two LLC
1212272	Pole	160 ft	2000	Elsmere	STC Two LLC
1281783	Tower	160 ft	2012	Erlanger	Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
1327100	Monopole	155 ft	2024	Independence	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1272899	Mast	145 ft	2011	Covington	American Towers LLC
1018881	Pole	141 ft	1993	Erlanger	Cellco Partnership
1252130	Pole	141 ft	2006	Covington	American Towers LLC
1282368	Tower	127 ft	2005	Covington	American Towers LLC
1267782	Tower	122 ft	2007	Crescent Springs	DukeNet Communication Services LLC
1250281	Tower	110 ft	2005	Crestview Hills	Duke Energy Business Services, llc
1295095	Pole	66 ft	2015	Independence	CSX Transportation

If you have a tower lease in Kenton 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: Laurel County (53), Christian County (51), Hopkins County (51), Campbell County (48), Greenup County (42).

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.