Kentucky / Russell County
#47 of 120 KY counties · 22 structures
Cell towers in Russell County, KY
The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Russell County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 6 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 22
- 2Tallest 349 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 265 ft) 255 ft
Who owns the towers in Russell County
14 different registrants own the 22 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 255 feet, close to the Kentucky median of 265 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Russell Springs at 349 feet, built in 2004. More than in any other decade, 45% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1232264 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2004 | Russell Springs | SBA Infrastructures, LLC |
| 1318405 | Guyed tower | 317 ft | 2025 | Russell Springs | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1044511 | Tower | 305 ft | 1983 | Freedom | EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOPERATIVE, INC |
| 1013822 | Guyed tower | 294 ft | 1997 | Russell Springs | American Towers LLC |
| 1261129 | Tower | 289 ft | 2008 | Jamestown | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1261117 | Guyed tower | 288 ft | 2008 | Jamestown | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1321265 | Lattice tower | 279 ft | 2025 | Jamestown | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1321407 | Lattice tower | 264 ft | 2025 | Russell Springs | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1232919 | Monopole | 259 ft | 2004 | Russell Springs | SBA Infrastructures, LLC |
| 1257488 | Tower | 256 ft | 2007 | Russell Springs | SBA Towers VII, LLC |
| 1254846 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2006 | Freedom | Cellco Partnership |
| 1257754 | Tower | 255 ft | 2007 | Russell Springs | Cellco Partnership |
| 1259175 | Tower | 255 ft | 2007 | Russell Springs | Cellco Partnership |
| 1249806 | Tower | 254 ft | 2006 | Jamestown | SBA Infrastructures, LLC |
| 1065125 | Tower | 248 ft | 1985 | Russell Springs | HAMMOND BROADCASTING INC |
| 1316896 | Lattice tower | 242 ft | 2025 | Russell Springs | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1043881 | Tower | 237 ft | 1967 | Russell Springs | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1316461 | Lattice tower | 220 ft | 2025 | Jamestown | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1060800 | Guyed tower | 210 ft | 1999 | Russell Springs | Duo County Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. |
| 1289489 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2005 | Jamestown | US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS |
| 1309775 | Guyed tower | 190 ft | 1988 | Russell Springs | CTI Assets II, LLC |
| 1272430 | Mast | 42 ft | 2010 | Jamestown | Russell County Airport |
If you have a tower lease in Russell 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: Clark County (22), Knox County (22), Meade County (22), Adair County (21), Butler County (21).
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.