Cell towers in Montgomery County, KY

The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Montgomery County, 0% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 2 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 11
2Tallest 415 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 265 ft) 222 ft

Structures

rank 104 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

64% of structures

Over 200 feet

73% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Montgomery County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 222 feet, 43 feet shorter than the Kentucky median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Mt. Sterling at 415 feet, built in 2004. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Montgomery 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
1059771	Tower	415 ft	2004	Mt. Sterling	CCATT LLC
1309968	Lattice tower	275 ft	2019	Mt. Sterling	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1259550	Guyed tower	259 ft	2007	Mt. Sterling	SBA Towers III LLC
1220054	Tower	255 ft	2000	Mount Sterling	Crown Communication LLC
1042213	Guyed tower	225 ft	1992	Mount Sterling	American Towers LLC
1255637	Tower	222 ft	2006	Mt. Sterling	Cellco Partnership
1317818	Lattice tower	212 ft	2025	Mt Sterling	B&T Group on Behalf of Uniti Towers
1219934	Tower	206 ft	1957	Mount Sterling	Gateway Radio Works Inc
1028149	Tower	140 ft	1986	Mount Sterling	MONTGOMERY COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
1203262	Tower	138 ft	1999	Mt. Sterling	CITY OF MT. STERLING POLICE DEPT.
1207538	Tower	138 ft	1980	Mt. Sterling	GARRETT COMMUNICATIONS INC.

If you have a tower lease in Montgomery 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: Martin County (11), McCreary County (11), McLean County (11), Bath County (10), Bourbon County (10).

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.