Kentucky / Ohio County

#22 of 120 KY counties · 34 structures

Cell towers in Ohio County, KY

The FCC registry lists 34 constructed antenna structures in Ohio County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 10 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 34
  2. 2Tallest 693 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 275 ft
Structures
34
rank 22 of 120 in KY
Most common type
Tower
59% of structures
Over 200 feet
28
82% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
29% built then

Who owns the towers in Ohio County

21 different registrants own the 34 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.

Crown Castle10Diamond Communications3Radio Active Media, Inc.2Big Rivers Electric Corporat2American Tower2Kentucky Utilities Company2Tillman Infrastructure2Verizon1
Constructed structures in Ohio County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 275 feet, close to the Kentucky median of 265 feet. The tallest is a tower near Utica at 693 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2010s.

Tower20Lattice tower9Guyed tower3Mast1Monopole1
Structures in Ohio County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21970s61980s51990s92000s102010s22020s
Structures in Ohio 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
1043693Tower693 ft1992UticaK-LOVE, Inc.
1043433Tower419 ft1994Beaver DamCrown Castle South LLC
1044199Tower402 ft1998FordsvilleCrown Castle South LLC
1248652Tower358 ft2005FordsvilleCCATT LLC
1043690Tower355 ft1972HartfordRadio Active Media, Inc.
1214609Tower321 ft2000HartfordCrown Castle South LLC
1043042Guyed tower314 ft1999Beaver DamCellco Partnership
1213965Tower310 ft2000Horse BranchCrown Castle South LLC
1306430Lattice tower309 ft2019Horse BranchTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1244914Mast305 ft2004Beaver DamCCATT LLC
1043140Guyed tower300 ft1975Beaver DamEverest Special LLC
1201055Guyed tower300 ft1982RosineGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1044556Tower299 ft1996HartfordOhio County
1200402Tower289 ft1982JingoBig Rivers Electric Corporation
1217766Tower284 ft2005WhitesvilleCrown Communication LLC
1268684Tower283 ft2012Beaver DamRadio Active Media, Inc.
1217201Tower275 ft2000Beaver DamCrown Communication LLC
1217205Tower275 ft2000Horse BranchCrown Communication LLC
1309159Lattice tower270 ft2019HartfordDiamond Towers V LLC
1310733Lattice tower270 ft2019WhitesvilleDiamond Towers V LLC
1327667Lattice tower266 ft2025DundeeTVT III, LLC
1290350Lattice tower265 ft2014MchenryAmerican Towers LLC
1307635Lattice tower264 ft2019HartfordTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1217218Tower257 ft2000HartfordCrown Communication LLC
1200799Tower249 ft1982LivermoreBig Rivers Electric Corporation
1044823Tower248 ft1980HartfordKENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1285647Lattice tower230 ft2013Beaver DamKentucky Utilities Company
1285648Lattice tower230 ft2013CentertownKentucky Utilities Company
1207824Tower200 ft2000HartfordFord Communication
1305522Monopole199 ft2019Beaver DamDiamond Towers V LLC
1334251Lattice tower199 ft2026HartfordHorvath Towers VI, LLC
1259133Tower170 ft1985LouisvilleTower Acquisition, LLC
1043562Tower102 ft1981HartfordKenergy Corporation
1283270Tower30 ft2012HartfordOHIO COUNTY AIRPORT

If you have a tower lease in Ohio 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: Barren County (35), Graves County (35), Marshall County (34), Henderson County (33), Muhlenberg County (33).

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.