Kentucky / Lawrence County

#59 of 120 KY counties · 19 structures

Cell towers in Lawrence County, KY

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Lawrence County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless owns 10 of them (53%), 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 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 19
  2. 2Tallest 394 ft
  3. 3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 299 ft
Structures
19
rank 59 of 120 in KY
Most common type
Lattice tower
47% of structures
Over 200 feet
14
74% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
37% built then

Who owns the towers in Lawrence County

10 different registrants own the 19 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.

East Kentucky Network, LLC d10Kentucky Power Company1Crown Castle1KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF D1American Tower1Columbia Pipeline Group Serv1Lycom Communications1Main Street Industries, LLC1
Constructed structures in Lawrence County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 299 feet, 34 feet taller than the Kentucky median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Louisa at 394 feet, built in 1988. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower9Tower8Guyed tower1Other or unspecified1
Structures in Lawrence County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11980s31990s72000s32010s52020s
Structures in Lawrence 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
1052938Lattice tower394 ft1988LouisaAmerican Towers LLC
1258522Tower320 ft2007BlaineEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1043796Tower314 ft1996LouisaCrown Castle South LLC
1201234Guyed tower314 ft2019AdamsEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1213931Lattice tower310 ft2000FallsburgEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1291215Lattice tower310 ft2019UlyssesEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1292418Lattice tower310 ft2015AdamsEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1319887Lattice tower310 ft2021WebbvilleEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1319888Lattice tower310 ft2022CherokeeEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1244239Other or unspecified299 ft2005LouisaMain Street Industries, LLC
1044818Tower298 ft2007LouisaKENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1201701Tower250 ft1999LouisaColumbia Pipeline Group Services LLC
1042871Tower213 ft1995FallsburgKentucky Power Company
1242391Tower205 ft2005LouisaLycom Communications
1323952Lattice tower200 ft2024LouisaVertical Bridge 500, LLC
1332916Lattice tower200 ft2026ZeldaEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1065272Lattice tower199 ft2021LouisaEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1265238Tower160 ft2008LouisaEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1271576Tower39 ft2009LouisaUS Army Corps of Engineers

If you have a tower lease in Lawrence 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: Calloway County (19), Clay County (19), Hancock County (19), Powell County (19), Rockcastle County (19).

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.