Kentucky / Letcher County
#40 of 120 KY counties · 25 structures
Cell towers in Letcher County, KY
The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in Letcher County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless owns 15 of them (60%), 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.
- 1Constructed structures 25
- 2Tallest 420 ft
- 3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
- 4Median height (state 265 ft) 310 ft
Who owns the towers in Letcher County
11 different registrants own the 25 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.
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 Jenkins at 420 feet, built in 2011. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1222747 | Tower | 420 ft | 2011 | Jenkins | mega communications, inc. |
| 1043899 | Tower | 407 ft | 1993 | Whitesburg | T C W BROADCASTING INC DBA = WTCW AM RADIO STATION |
| 1252950 | Tower | 405 ft | 2006 | Isom | CCATT LLC |
| 1319715 | Lattice tower | 360 ft | 2021 | Jenkins | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1236766 | Tower | 325 ft | 2003 | Deane | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1239460 | Tower | 325 ft | 2003 | Whitesburg | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1321523 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2022 | Hallie | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1276636 | Tower | 314 ft | 2010 | Whitesburg | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1285201 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2013 | Kona | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1296703 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2015 | Partridge | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1301365 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2017 | Roxana | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1301649 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2017 | Dunham | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1305574 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2018 | Jenkins | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1273494 | Tower | 305 ft | 2010 | Whitesburg | American Towers LLC |
| 1263525 | Tower | 300 ft | 2008 | Blackey | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1253181 | Tower | 265 ft | 2006 | Fleming-Neon | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1010610 | Mast | 264 ft | 2007 | Lynch | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1246220 | Tower | 200 ft | 2006 | Gordon | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1042430 | Tower | 194 ft | 1993 | Whitesburg | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1059211 | Lattice tower | 190 ft | 2018 | Isom | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1286558 | Guyed tower | 190 ft | 2012 | Hallie | TV Service, Inc. |
| 1065267 | Tower | 161 ft | 1986 | Whitesburg | HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1022062 | Tower | 130 ft | 1993 | Whitesburg | LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTERS DBA = WIFX RADIO |
| 1318049 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2021 | Ermine | East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless |
| 1271382 | Tower | 49 ft | 2009 | Payne Gap | US Army Corps of Engineers |
If you have a tower lease in Letcher 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: Carter County (27), Jessamine County (27), Morgan County (27), Knott County (24), Harrison County (23).
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.