Cell towers in Rockcastle County, KY

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Rockcastle County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 4 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 362 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 265 ft) 287 ft

Structures

rank 61 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

53% of structures

Over 200 feet

95% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

53% built then

Who owns the towers in Rockcastle County

15 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 Rockcastle County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 287 feet, 22 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 Berea at 362 feet, built in 2009. Most 53% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Rockcastle 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
1204267	Tower	362 ft	2009	Berea	Crown Communication LLC
1043626	Tower	361 ft	1993	Wildie	CELLULAR PHONE OF KENTUCKY, INC. DBA = RAMCELL
1042054	Guyed tower	325 ft	1998	Mount Vernon	BELLSOUTH TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC.
1204260	Tower	310 ft	2009	Mt. Vernon	Crown Communication LLC
1246951	Tower	310 ft	2005	Mt. Vernon	Cellco Partnership
1242831	Lattice tower	304 ft	2004	Brodhead	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1327040	Lattice tower	304 ft	2024	Mt Vernon	TAG Towers, LLC
1043627	Tower	295 ft	1993	Billows	CELLULAR PHONE OF KENTUCKY, INC. DBA = RAMCELL
1207089	Tower	290 ft	2001	Mt. Vernon	Madison, County of
1042208	Lattice tower	287 ft	1991	Livingston	American Towers LLC
1269019	Tower	285 ft	2009	Richmond	MADISON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
1044811	Tower	278 ft	2007	Mount Vernon	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1044617	Tower	270 ft	1997	Mount Vernon	KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY
1042209	Lattice tower	267 ft	1991	Brodhead	American Towers LLC
1274515	Tower	265 ft	2010	Mt. Vernon	LONDON RADIO SERVICE, INC
1260232	Guyed tower	259 ft	2007	Mount Vernon	SBA Towers III LLC
1230621	Lattice tower	256 ft	2004	Mt. Vernon	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1242832	Lattice tower	256 ft	2004	Mount Vernon	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1309542	Lattice tower	120 ft	2016	Mt. Vernon	VB BTS III, LLC

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