Cell towers in Kent County, MD

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Kent County, 1% of Maryland's 1,311. American Tower owns 4 of them (40%), 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 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 10
2Tallest 358 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 199 ft) 266 ft

Structures

rank 24 of 24 in MD

Most common type

Tower

60% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

80% built then

Who owns the towers in Kent County

7 different registrants own the 10 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 Kent County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 266 feet, 67 feet taller than the Maryland median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Chestertown at 358 feet, built in 2005. Most 80% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Kent 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
1244207	Tower	358 ft	2005	Chestertown	Maryland State Highway Administration
1250832	Other or unspecified	348 ft	2007	Rock Hall	State of Maryland, MIEMSS
1258210	Tower	348 ft	2008	Massey	Maryland State Highway Administration
1260017	Tower	348 ft	2008	Still Pond	State of Maryland, DNR
1043509	Lattice tower	333 ft	2008	Fairlee	American Towers LLC
1210802	Tower	199 ft	2001	Massey	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1057249	Tower	198 ft	1974	Worton	KENT, COUNTY OF DBA = WKHS NON COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL FM RADIO
1224453	Monopole	198 ft	2004	Galena	American Towers LLC
1232074	Monopole	198 ft	2002	Galena	American Towers LLC
1065118	Tower	128 ft	1989	Chestertown	Cogeco US (Delmar), LLC

If you have a tower lease in Kent 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 Maryland with similar tower counts: Dorchester County (22), Caroline County (19), Somerset County (15).

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.