Kentucky / McCracken County
#15 of 120 KY counties · 40 structures
Cell towers in McCracken County, KY
The FCC registry lists 40 constructed antenna structures in McCracken County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 10 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 40
- 2Tallest 965 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 265 ft) 251 ft
Who owns the towers in McCracken County
22 different registrants own the 40 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 251 feet, 14 feet shorter than the Kentucky median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Paducah at 965 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 50% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1048114 | Tower | 965 ft | 1994 | Paducah | BRISTOL BROADCASTING CO INC |
| 1044037 | Guyed tower | 540 ft | 2019 | Paducah | KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DBA WKPD |
| 1044966 | Tower | 490 ft | 1994 | Paducah | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1044965 | Tower | 489 ft | 1987 | Paducah | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1048118 | Other or unspecified | 438 ft | 1998 | Paducah | BRISTOL BROADCASTING CO INC |
| 1048120 | Other or unspecified | 438 ft | 1998 | Paducah | BRISTOL BROADCASTING CO INC |
| 1039772 | Tower | 420 ft | 2004 | Paducah | American Towers LLC |
| 1053411 | Tower | 414 ft | 1957 | Paducah | Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC |
| 1296827 | Lattice tower | 385 ft | 2015 | Paducah | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1215850 | Tower | 340 ft | 2000 | Paducah | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1209288 | Tower | 335 ft | 2000 | Paducah | American Towers LLC |
| 1232363 | Tower | 303 ft | 2004 | Padurah | CITY OF PADUCAH KY 911 CENTER |
| 1297003 | Lattice tower | 302 ft | 2016 | Paducah | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1250354 | Tower | 300 ft | 2005 | Kevil | Kentucky RSA No. 1 Partnership |
| 1040375 | Tower | 298 ft | 1992 | Paducah | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1210728 | Mast | 285 ft | 2007 | Paducah | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1215861 | Lattice tower | 264 ft | 2000 | Paducah | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1215848 | Lattice tower | 261 ft | 2000 | Paducah | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1244885 | Tower | 260 ft | 2004 | West Paducah | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 1285786 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2012 | Paducah | American Towers LLC |
| 1268748 | Tower | 243 ft | 2010 | Kevil | SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION |
| 1261050 | Tower | 235 ft | 2008 | Paducah | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1229578 | Guyed tower | 216 ft | 1998 | Paducah | American Towers LLC |
| 1200593 | Tower | 208 ft | 1999 | Paducah | Kentucky RSA No. 1 Partnership |
| 1201044 | Tower | 200 ft | 1985 | Saint John | Big Rivers Electric Corporation |
| 1228292 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2001 | Paducah | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1257737 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2007 | Paducah | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1301508 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2017 | Massac | PI Tower Development LLC |
| 1215849 | Guyed tower | 198 ft | 2001 | Paducah | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1268794 | Tower | 190 ft | 2009 | Paducah | Tower Development Corporation |
| 1270781 | Monopole | 185 ft | 2009 | Paducah | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1261390 | Monopole | 184 ft | 2008 | Paducah | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1266661 | Pole | 181 ft | 2009 | Paducah | New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC |
| 1011948 | Tower | 180 ft | 2001 | West Paducah | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1332500 | Monopole | 170 ft | 2026 | West Paducah | The Towers, LLC |
| 1261016 | Tower | 153 ft | 2008 | Heath | Big Rivers Electric Corporation |
| 1040302 | Tower | 147 ft | 1992 | Paducah | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1281675 | Pole | 140 ft | 2013 | West Paducah | American Towers LLC |
| 1238679 | Tower | 133 ft | 2003 | West Paducah | American Towers LLC |
| 1300053 | Monopole | 66 ft | 2016 | Maasac | ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
If you have a tower lease in McCracken 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: Kenton County (49), Campbell County (48), Greenup County (42), Madison County (39), Harlan County (38).
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.