Kentucky / Wolfe County

#78 of 120 KY counties · 15 structures

Cell towers in Wolfe County, KY

The FCC registry lists 15 constructed antenna structures in Wolfe County, 1% of Kentucky's 2,887. East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless owns 8 of them (53%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 15
  2. 2Tallest 410 ft
  3. 3Largest owner East Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
  4. 4Median height (state 265 ft) 308 ft
Structures
15
rank 78 of 120 in KY
Most common type
Lattice tower
47% of structures
Over 200 feet
14
93% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
40% built then

Who owns the towers in Wolfe County

5 different registrants own the 15 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.

East Kentucky Network, LLC d8American Tower3Crown Castle2KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF D1Kentucky State Police1
Constructed structures in Wolfe County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 308 feet, 43 feet taller than the Kentucky median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Rogers at 410 feet, built in 2020. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2010s.

Lattice tower7Tower6Mast1Monopole1
Structures in Wolfe County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21990s32000s62010s42020s
Structures in Wolfe 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1300784Lattice tower410 ft2020RogersEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1241347Tower325 ft2004VortexEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1259320Tower320 ft2007LexieEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1280603Tower310 ft2011HelechawaEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1301979Lattice tower310 ft2018TrentEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1303453Lattice tower310 ft2018Hazel GreenEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1319728Lattice tower310 ft2021CamptonEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless
1058724Mast308 ft1999HelechawaCrown Castle South LLC
1292401Lattice tower294 ft2014CamptonAmerican Towers LLC
1043799Tower284 ft1993CamptonCrown Castle South LLC
1044845Tower279 ft2007Pine RidgeKENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OF DBA = KENTUCKY EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM KEWS
1292628Lattice tower263 ft2016Pine RidgeAmerican Towers LLC
1329523Lattice tower250 ft2025Pine RidgeKentucky State Police
1275130Tower210 ft2010SalyersvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1319793Monopole199 ft2022CamptonEast Kentucky Network, LLC d/b/a Appalachian Wireless

If you have a tower lease in Wolfe 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: Mercer County (15), Monroe County (15), Webster County (15), Livingston County (14), Mason County (14).

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.