Tower Landlord

Kentucky / Morgan County

#39 of 120 KY counties · 27 structures

Cell towers in Morgan County, KY

The FCC registry lists 27 constructed antenna structures in Morgan County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless owns 18 of them (67%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 27
  2. 2Tallest 440 ft
  3. 3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 310 ft
Structures
27
rank 39 of 120 in KY
Most common type
Lattice tower
59% of structures
Over 200 feet
19
70% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
41% built then

Who owns the towers in Morgan County

8 different registrants own the 27 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.

East Kentucky Network, LLC d18American Tower3West Liberty, City of2Crown Castle1EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOPERAT1HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS INC1THE WELLS GROUP LLC1
Constructed structures in Morgan County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 45 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 West Liberty at 440 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2010s.

Lattice tower16Tower8Pole2Monopole1
Structures in Morgan County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
31990s62000s112010s72020s
Structures in Morgan 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1044500Tower440 ft2003West LibertyEAST KENTUCKY POWER COOPERATIVE, INC
1265239Tower320 ft2008IndexEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1202082Tower315 ft2010West LibertyEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1262573Tower315 ft2008WrigleyEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1233725Lattice tower310 ft2025Cannel CityEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1284909Lattice tower310 ft2012CrockettEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1297907Lattice tower310 ft2016ElkforkEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1298182Lattice tower310 ft2016ReliefEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1298562Lattice tower310 ft2016SilverhillEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1298901Lattice tower310 ft2016MimaEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1299275Lattice tower310 ft2016MoonEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1300830Lattice tower310 ft2017EzelEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1301978Lattice tower310 ft2017DingusEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1312594Lattice tower310 ft2020West LibertyEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1313161Lattice tower310 ft2020MizeEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1314882Lattice tower310 ft2020West LibertyEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1298993Lattice tower275 ft2016Hazel GreenAmerican Towers LLC
1043797Tower265 ft1995West LibertyCrown Castle South LLC
1299012Lattice tower262 ft2017West LibertyAmerican Towers LLC
1264771Tower199 ft2008White OakGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1321198Lattice tower199 ft2022CottleEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1065266Tower190 ft1998West LibertyHIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS INC
1314907Monopole190 ft2020AdeleEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1328365Lattice tower190 ft2025PompEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1208944Tower86 ft1994West LibertyTHE WELLS GROUP LLC
1218290Pole20 ft2001West LibertyWest Liberty, City of
1218293Pole20 ft2001West LibertyWest Liberty, City of

If you have a tower lease in Morgan 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: Boyd County (27), Carter County (27), Jessamine County (27), Letcher County (25), Knott County (24).

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.