Cell towers in Leslie County, KY

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Leslie County, 0% of Kentucky's 2,887. East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless owns 7 of them (54%), 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.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 322 ft
3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
4Median height (state 265 ft) 310 ft

Structures

rank 86 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

77% of structures

Over 200 feet

85% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

46% built then

Who owns the towers in Leslie County

5 different registrants own the 13 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 Leslie County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 45 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 Thousand Sticks at 322 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 46% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Leslie 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
1043811	Tower	322 ft	1995	Thousand Sticks	Crown Castle South LLC
1262931	Tower	320 ft	2008	Thousandsticks	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1267268	Tower	315 ft	2009	Bear Branch	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1000715	Tower	314 ft	2007	Asher	Crown Castle South LLC
1267269	Tower	314 ft	2009	Hyden	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1283934	Tower	310 ft	2012	Bear Branch	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1286454	Lattice tower	310 ft	2013	Dryhill	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1268736	Lattice tower	303 ft	2010	Stinnett	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1044814	Tower	298 ft	2007	Mozelle	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1044817	Tower	210 ft	1979	Bear Branch	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1043681	Guyed tower	206 ft	1996	Asher	LITCHFIELD COUNTY CELLULAR, INC. DBA RAMCELL OF KENTUCKY
1263038	Tower	200 ft	2008	Dryhill	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1279539	Tower	190 ft	2011	Wendover	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless

If you have a tower lease in Leslie 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: Ballard County (13), Boyle County (13), Larue County (13), Lincoln County (13), Lyon County (13).

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.