Cell towers in Knox County, KY

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Knox County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless, has 6 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 610 ft
3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
4Median height (state 265 ft) 308 ft

Structures

rank 45 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Lattice tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

86% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Knox County

15 different registrants own the 22 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 Knox County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 308 feet, 43 feet taller than the Kentucky median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Woodbine at 610 feet, built in 1986. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Knox 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
1043526	Other or unspecified	610 ft	1986	Woodbine	ENCORE COMMUNICATION DBA = FM
1043528	Tower	435 ft	1988	Gray	EUBANKS REALTY CORP
1043525	Other or unspecified	367 ft	1986	Woodbine	ENCORE COMMUNICATION
1232713	Guyed tower	350 ft	2010	Bimble	SBA Towers III LLC
1266999	Lattice tower	310 ft	2009	Girdler	American Towers LLC
1298099	Lattice tower	310 ft	2016	Corbin	Skyway Towers, LLC
1303142	Lattice tower	310 ft	2017	Barbourville	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1305210	Lattice tower	310 ft	2018	Flat Lick	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1306393	Lattice tower	310 ft	2019	Swan Pond	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1306677	Lattice tower	310 ft	2018	Gray	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1307204	Lattice tower	310 ft	2019	Bailey Switch	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1246043	Mast	307 ft	2005	Flat Lick	CCATT LLC
1052499	Tower	305 ft	1995	Gray	Crown Castle South LLC
1324054	Lattice tower	305 ft	2023	Corbin	PI Tower Development LLC
1044808	Tower	278 ft	2007	Gray	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1043634	Lattice tower	260 ft	1995	Barbourville	LITCHFIELD COUNTY CELLULAR, INC. DBA RAMCELL OF KENTUCKY
1247122	Tower	260 ft	2005	Corbin	CCATT LLC
1316664	Lattice tower	260 ft	2021	Corbin	Harmoni Towers LLC
1258493	Lattice tower	255 ft	2007	Corbin	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1315889	Monopole	199 ft	2021	Barbourvlle	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1231917	Tower	192 ft	2002	Corbin	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1256124	Tower	155 ft	1998	Gray	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in Knox 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: Harrison County (23), Johnson County (23), Clark County (22), Meade County (22), Russell 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.