Kentucky / Madison County
#16 of 120 KY counties · 39 structures
Cell towers in Madison County, KY
The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Madison County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 10 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 17 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 39
- 2Tallest 1157 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 265 ft) 295 ft
Who owns the towers in Madison County
25 different registrants own the 39 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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 295 feet, 30 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 Clays Ferry at 1157 feet, built in 2004. Most 51% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1240955 | Tower | 1157 ft | 2004 | Clays Ferry | WDKY, Inc. |
| 1044040 | Tower | 847 ft | 1967 | Clays Ferry | KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DBA = WKLE |
| 1041544 | Guyed tower | 499 ft | 1998 | Waco | KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING INC. |
| 1228453 | Tower | 420 ft | 2009 | Berea | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1059772 | Tower | 414 ft | 1992 | Richmond | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1002236 | Tower | 400 ft | 1996 | Richmond | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1207087 | Tower | 400 ft | 2001 | Richmond | Madison, County of |
| 1042791 | Tower | 351 ft | 1973 | Richmond | KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF |
| 1269005 | Tower | 350 ft | 2009 | Berea | MADISON COUNTY EMA |
| 1269012 | Tower | 350 ft | 2009 | Richmond | MADISON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY |
| 1269043 | Tower | 350 ft | 2009 | Richmond | MADISON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY |
| 1303382 | Lattice tower | 320 ft | 2018 | Richmond | Harmoni Towers LLC |
| 1043461 | Tower | 317 ft | 1994 | Richmond | American Towers LLC |
| 1246922 | Tower | 310 ft | 2005 | Richmond | Cellco Partnership |
| 1246948 | Tower | 310 ft | 2005 | Richmond | Cellco Partnership |
| 1322142 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2023 | Waco | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1206122 | Tower | 300 ft | 2001 | Mt. Vernon | Madison, County of |
| 1248696 | Tower | 300 ft | 2006 | Richmond | Cellco Partnership |
| 1018906 | Lattice tower | 299 ft | 1997 | Berea | American Towers LLC |
| 1008390 | Tower | 295 ft | 1997 | Richmond | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1042203 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2000 | Richmond | American Towers LLC |
| 1057216 | Tower | 276 ft | 1998 | Richmond | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1217686 | Tower | 276 ft | 2000 | Berea | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1230519 | Tower | 270 ft | 2002 | Richmond | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1232211 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2002 | Richmond | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1312697 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2020 | Richmond | VB BTS, ll, LLC |
| 1299373 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2016 | Berea | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1044279 | Tower | 220 ft | 1985 | Richmond | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1044563 | Tower | 220 ft | 1985 | Richmond | TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY |
| 1249647 | Lattice tower | 215 ft | 2005 | Richmond | Everest Special LLC |
| 1230805 | Tower | 213 ft | 2002 | Berea | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1043077 | Tower | 205 ft | 1997 | Paint Lick | Winstream Kentucky, Inc. |
| 1044798 | On a building | 200 ft | 1998 | Richmond | KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM |
| 1292919 | Monopole | 197 ft | 2014 | Richmond | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1293910 | Monopole | 196 ft | 2015 | Richmond | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1220551 | Tower | 195 ft | 2001 | Berea | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1263397 | Guyed tower | 194 ft | 2008 | Berea | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1247549 | Tower | 191 ft | 2005 | Berea | Cellco Partnership |
| 1256874 | Tower | 177 ft | 2008 | Berea | Dandy Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
If you have a tower lease in Madison 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: Campbell County (48), Greenup County (42), McCracken County (40), Harlan County (38), Floyd County (37).
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.