Missouri / Cape Girardeau County
#20 of 115 MO counties · 53 structures
Cell towers in Cape Girardeau County, MO
The FCC registry lists 53 constructed antenna structures in Cape Girardeau County, 1% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 32 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 8 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 53
- 2Tallest 1677 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 258 ft) 272 ft
Who owns the towers in Cape Girardeau County
32 different registrants own the 53 structures. 3 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 272 feet, 14 feet taller than the Missouri median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Cape Girardeau at 1677 feet, built in 2022. More than in any other decade, 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1003017 | Guyed tower | 1677 ft | 2022 | Cape Girardeau | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1005390 | Tower | 1567 ft | 1983 | Cape Girardeau | Paducah Television Operations LLC |
| 1006510 | Tower | 773 ft | 1988 | Cape Girardeau | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF MISSOURI, LLC |
| 1006882 | Other or unspecified | 503 ft | 1973 | Cape Girardeau | Zimmer Radio, Inc. |
| 1043092 | Tower | 500 ft | 1989 | Cape Girardeau | JOHNSON COMM SERVICE INC |
| 1005707 | Tower | 499 ft | 1994 | Cape Girardeau | G & D COMMUNICATION INC |
| 1030680 | Guyed tower | 499 ft | 1981 | Cape Girardeau | GTC Uno, LLC |
| 1313783 | Guyed tower | 445 ft | 2022 | Oak Ridge | Tillman Infrastructure LLC |
| 1004138 | Guyed tower | 410 ft | 2009 | Oakridge | American Towers LLC |
| 1057466 | Tower | 370 ft | 1983 | Jackson | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1212857 | Guyed tower | 357 ft | 2021 | Jackson | SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC |
| 1056428 | Guyed tower | 354 ft | 2000 | Cape Girardeau | SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC |
| 1005486 | Lattice tower | 345 ft | 1959 | Jackson | American Towers LLC |
| 1267692 | Guyed tower | 339 ft | 2012 | Millersville | Cellco Partnership |
| 1211560 | Tower | 335 ft | 2000 | Pocahontas | Tower Ventures III, LLC |
| 1218769 | Tower | 335 ft | 2000 | Cape Girardeau | Tower Ventures III LLC |
| 1297693 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2017 | Oak Ridge | Cellco Partnership |
| 1242741 | Other or unspecified | 310 ft | 2004 | Oak Ridge | Wisper Tower Holdings, INC. |
| 1311698 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2020 | Chaffee | Diamond Towers IV LLC |
| 1312453 | Lattice tower | 305 ft | 2020 | Burfordville | PI Tower Development LLC |
| 1293446 | Lattice tower | 304 ft | 2014 | Jackson | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1220717 | Tower | 300 ft | 2000 | Cape Girardeau | Tower Ventures III LLC |
| 1006220 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2023 | Cape Girardeau | UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 1281604 | Tower | 280 ft | 2012 | Gordonville | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1212364 | Tower | 275 ft | 2000 | Jackson | Tower Ventures III, LLC |
| 1311411 | Lattice tower | 275 ft | 2019 | Cape Girardeau | ERS Telecom Properties |
| 1266952 | Tower | 272 ft | 2012 | Cape Girardeau | V-Link LLC |
| 1004252 | Tower | 263 ft | 1992 | Cape Girardeau | American Towers LLC |
| 1220224 | Lattice tower | 261 ft | 2001 | Cape Girardeau | CCATT LLC |
| 1220170 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2000 | Cape Girardeau | CCATT LLC |
| 1310112 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2020 | Jackson | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1316069 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2020 | Millersville | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1229419 | Lattice tower | 253 ft | 2002 | Cape Girardeau | American Towers LLC |
| 1322289 | Guyed tower | 240 ft | 2022 | Oak Ridge | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1047595 | Tower | 206 ft | 1972 | Jackson | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF MISSOURI, LLC |
| 1248331 | Pole | 200 ft | 2006 | Cape Girardeau | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 1222432 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2001 | Cape Girardeau | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1229548 | Tower | 199 ft | 2000 | Jackson | American Towers LLC |
| 1226463 | Tower | 195 ft | 2001 | Jackson | American Towers LLC |
| 1227890 | Monopole | 195 ft | 2000 | Cape Girardeau | American Towers LLC |
| 1288159 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2014 | Jackson | Big River Broadband, LLC |
| 1279460 | Pole | 192 ft | 2012 | Cape Girardeau | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF MISSOURI, LLC |
| 1285519 | Monopole | 190 ft | 2012 | Jackson | Everlink Towers LLC |
| 1285955 | Monopole | 190 ft | 2012 | Jackson | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1272005 | Monopole | 185 ft | 2009 | Cape Girardeau | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1281549 | Tower | 180 ft | 2012 | Old Appleton | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1285518 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2012 | Cape Girardeau | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1289244 | Lattice tower | 160 ft | 2014 | Millersville | Big River Broadband, LLC |
| 1289245 | Lattice tower | 160 ft | 2014 | Burfordville | Big River Broadband, LLC |
| 1326212 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2023 | Cape Girardeau | VB RUN, LLC |
| 1274447 | Pole | 152 ft | 2011 | Cape Girardeau | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1004141 | Mast | 134 ft | 2000 | Cape Girardeau | American Towers LLC |
| 1279461 | Tower | 132 ft | 2012 | Cape Girardeau | WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF MISSOURI, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Cape Girardeau 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 Missouri with similar tower counts: Boone County (56), Laclede County (55), Johnson County (54), Nodaway County (53), Cass County (52).
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.