Cell towers in Mercer County, KY

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Mercer County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 15
2Tallest 564 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 265 ft) 298 ft

Structures

rank 75 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

87% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

27% built then

Who owns the towers in Mercer County

13 different registrants own the 15 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.

Constructed structures in Mercer County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 298 feet, 33 feet taller than the Kentucky median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Burgin at 564 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Mercer 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
1044615	Other or unspecified	564 ft	1997	Burgin	KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY
1239379	Guyed tower	395 ft	2020	Burgin	Kentucky Utilities Company
1304516	Lattice tower	318 ft	2018	Harrodsburg	Tillman Infrastructure LLC
1249450	Lattice tower	316 ft	2006	Salvisa	Cellco Partnership
1043742	Tower	312 ft	1996	Burgin	Private owner (name withheld)
1042987	Guyed tower	308 ft	2001	Harrodsburg	American Towers LLC
1042217	Guyed tower	306 ft	1994	Harrodsburg	American Towers LLC
1317589	Lattice tower	298 ft	2023	Harrodsburg	PI Tower Development LLC
1043052	Tower	285 ft	1999	Harrodsburg	Cellco Partnership
1044842	Tower	269 ft	1978	Harrodsburg	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1306152	Lattice tower	265 ft	2019	Harrodsburg	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1229868	Guyed tower	256 ft	2002	Harrodsburg	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1031524	Tower	211 ft	1972	Harrodsburg	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1043088	Tower	200 ft	1955	Harrodsburg	Hometown Broadcasting of Harrodsburg, INC
1235190	Pole	192 ft	2003	Harrodsburg	STC Five LLC

If you have a tower lease in Mercer 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: Marion County (16), Metcalfe County (16), Fleming County (15), Monroe County (15), Webster County (15).

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.