Cell towers in Lee County, KY

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Lee County, 0% of Kentucky's 2,887. Uniti Towers owns 5 of them (42%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 1000 ft
3Largest owner Uniti Towers
4Median height (state 265 ft) 340 ft

Structures

rank 93 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Lattice tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

100% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

58% built then

Who owns the towers in Lee County

7 different registrants own the 12 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 Lee County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 340 feet, 75 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 Beattyville at 1000 feet, built in 2002. Most 58% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Lee 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
1227743	Tower	1000 ft	2002	Beattyville	Hour of Harvest Inc.
1043688	Guyed tower	504 ft	1987	Beattyville	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1306341	Lattice tower	371 ft	2019	Beattyville	Uniti Towers LLC
1306715	Lattice tower	370 ft	2019	Beattyville	Uniti Towers LLC
1307073	Lattice tower	370 ft	2019	Beattyville	Uniti Towers LLC
1296802	Lattice tower	360 ft	2020	Beattyville	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1307368	Lattice tower	320 ft	2019	Jackson	Uniti Towers LLC.
1278032	Tower	310 ft	2011	Tallega	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1283910	Tower	310 ft	2012	Beattyville	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1044841	Tower	298 ft	2007	Beattyville	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1305733	Lattice tower	270 ft	2019	Beattyville	Uniti Towers LLC
1042055	Tower	219 ft	1974	Beattyville	BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC.

If you have a tower lease in Lee 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: Clinton County (12), Cumberland County (12), Gallatin County (12), Owen County (12), Union County (12).

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.