Cell towers in Powell County, KY

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Powell County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless, has 5 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 420 ft
3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
4Median height (state 265 ft) 278 ft

Structures

rank 60 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

37% of structures

Over 200 feet

79% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

53% built then

Who owns the towers in Powell County

12 different registrants own the 19 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 Powell County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 278 feet, 13 feet taller than the Kentucky median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Slade at 420 feet, built in 2019. Most 53% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Powell 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
1042397	Guyed tower	420 ft	2019	Slade	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1042394	Guyed tower	410 ft	2021	Stanton	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1043803	Tower	349 ft	1996	Stanton	Crown Castle South LLC
1292640	Lattice tower	320 ft	2014	Stanton	County of Powell
1307057	Lattice tower	320 ft	2019	Stanton	Uniti Towers LLC.
1301648	Lattice tower	310 ft	2017	Slade	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1044505	Tower	305 ft	2003	Stanton	EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOPERATIVE, INC
1025102	Mast	303 ft	1998	Stanton	Crown Castle South LLC
1042559	Tower	303 ft	1974	Stanton	Moore Country 104, LLC
1044850	Tower	278 ft	2005	Westbend	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1250999	Tower	270 ft	2005	Clay City	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1251769	Lattice tower	265 ft	2006	Stanton	SBA Towers II LLC
1245218	Mast	258 ft	2005	Clay	CCATT LLC
1273395	Tower	245 ft	2010	Stanton	American Towers LLC
1316249	Monopole	202 ft	2019	Clay City	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1317838	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Clay City	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1291651	Lattice tower	140 ft	2014	Stanton	County of Powell
1304137	Lattice tower	110 ft	2018	Stanton	East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1281946	Tower	49 ft	2012	Stanton	Kentucky, Commonwealth of

If you have a tower lease in Powell 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: Clay County (19), Hancock County (19), Lawrence County (19), Rockcastle County (19), Grayson County (18).

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.