Cell towers in Metcalfe County, KY

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Metcalfe County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 4 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 420 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 265 ft) 274 ft

Structures

rank 73 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

56% of structures

Over 200 feet

94% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Metcalfe County

11 different registrants own the 16 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 Metcalfe County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 274 feet, close to the Kentucky median of 265 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Edmonton at 420 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Metcalfe 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
1043059	Guyed tower	420 ft	1993	Edmonton	Cellco Partnership
1007823	Tower	380 ft	1997	Edmonton	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1316243	Guyed tower	317 ft	2025	Edmonton	Uniti Towers LLC
1319787	Guyed tower	316 ft	2025	Edmonton	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1328381	Lattice tower	305 ft	2024	Edmonton	TAG Towers, LLC
1252327	Tower	304 ft	2006	Edmonton	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1252869	Tower	304 ft	2006	Edmonton	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1048812	Tower	289 ft	1990	Edmonton	HART COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS INC
1327380	Lattice tower	259 ft	2024	Summer Shade	TAG Towers, LLC
1044821	Tower	258 ft	2007	Edmonton	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1260710	Tower	255 ft	2008	Knob Lick	Cellco Partnership
1261655	Tower	255 ft	2008	Tompkinsville	Cellco Partnership
1266731	Tower	255 ft	2009	Edmonton	Cellco Partnership
1310242	Monopole	219 ft	2020	Summer Shade	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1214425	Tower	210 ft	2000	Summer Shade	Tennessee Valley Authority
1309696	Guyed tower	198 ft	2016	Summershade	CTI Assets II, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Metcalfe 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: Rowan County (17), Henry County (16), Marion County (16), Fleming County (15), Mercer 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.