Cell towers in Wayne County, KY

The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Wayne County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 5 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 21
2Tallest 423 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 265 ft) 220 ft

Structures

rank 50 of 120 in KY

Most common type

Tower

57% of structures

Over 200 feet

52% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Wayne County

15 different registrants own the 21 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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.

Constructed structures in Wayne County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 220 feet, 45 feet shorter than the Kentucky median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Parnell at 423 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Wayne 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
1042205	Tower	423 ft	1991	Parnell	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1200492	Lattice tower	420 ft	1993	Monticello	Cellco Partnership
1238700	Lattice tower	309 ft	2003	Monticello	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1044810	Tower	278 ft	2007	Monticello	KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1316047	Lattice tower	267 ft	2025	Monticello	Uniti Towers LLC
1203422	Lattice tower	266 ft	1998	Monticello	American Towers LLC
1258267	Tower	256 ft	2007	Monticello	SBA Towers VII, LLC
1259606	Tower	255 ft	2007	Burnside	Cellco Partnership
1271461	Tower	255 ft	2009	Monticello	Cellco Partnership
1316737	Lattice tower	234 ft	2021	Monticello	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1256099	Tower	220 ft	2006	Monticello	Cellco Partnership
1004214	Tower	200 ft	1996	Monticello	Cellco Partnership
1043974	Tower	200 ft	1970	Monticello	Monticello Wayne County Telecommunications Board
1008398	Tower	199 ft	1996	Monticello	Private owner (name withheld)
1264770	Tower	199 ft	2008	Monticello	South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation
1059114	Tower	185 ft	1974	Monticello	Private owner (name withheld)
1065830	Tower	180 ft	1999	Monticello	MONTICELLO WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA INC DBA = WMKZ FM
1316997	Lattice tower	167 ft	2025	Monticello	B&T Group, LLC
1331598	Monopole	156 ft	2026	Monticello	Diamond Tower V LLC
1316245	Monopole	134 ft	2021	Monticello	Harmoni Towers LLC
1255588	Guyed tower	128 ft	2006	Monticello	SBA Towers VII, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Wayne 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: Russell County (22), Adair County (21), Butler County (21), Grant County (20), Logan County (20).

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.