Cell towers in Rowan County, KY

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Rowan County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 3 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 607 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 265 ft) 297 ft

Structures

rank 70 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

53% of structures

Over 200 feet

82% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Rowan County

15 different registrants own the 17 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 Rowan County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 297 feet, 32 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 Morehead at 607 feet, built in 1968. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Rowan 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
1044041	Tower	607 ft	1968	Morehead	KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DBA = WKMR
1208220	Tower	429 ft	2000	Morehead	Crown Castle South LLC
1042211	Guyed tower	366 ft	1991	Morehead	American Towers LLC
1229248	Tower	325 ft	2001	Morehead	Crown Communication LLC
1205850	Tower	322 ft	1999	Morehead	Lab-Tronics Inc
1319543	Lattice tower	314 ft	2022	Morehead	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1255696	Tower	299 ft	2006	Morehead	City of Morehead
1255458	Tower	298 ft	2006	Moorehead	Cellco Partnership
1043343	Tower	297 ft	2009	Morehead	Crown Castle South LLC
1044559	Guyed tower	269 ft	1996	Cranston	Morehead, City of
1300773	Lattice tower	261 ft	2017	Clearfield	SBA Towers X, LLC
1303955	Lattice tower	261 ft	2018	Morehead	Tillman Infrastructure LLC
1056077	Tower	223 ft	1990	Morehead	CITY OF MOREHEAD
1289507	Lattice tower	210 ft	2005	Morehead	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1284363	Tower	40 ft	2013	Morehead	MOREHEAD ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT
1332162	Lattice tower	33 ft	2026	Morehead	Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board
1288572	Lattice tower	20 ft	2013	Morehead	Morehead-Rowan County Airport Board

If you have a tower lease in Rowan 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: Anderson County (17), Casey County (17), Jackson County (17), Henry County (16), Marion County (16).

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.