Cell towers in Clay County, MO

The FCC registry lists 94 constructed antenna structures in Clay County, 2% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 45 registrants; the largest, BNSF Railway, has 15 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 94
2Tallest 446 ft
3Largest owner BNSF Railway
4Median height (state 258 ft) 154 ft

Structures

rank 7 of 115 in MO

Most common type

Tower

36% of structures

Over 200 feet

32% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Clay County

45 different registrants own the 94 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 Clay County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 154 feet, 104 feet shorter than the Missouri median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Kansas City at 446 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Clay 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
1026422	Tower	446 ft	1996	Kansas City	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1033160	Tower	420 ft	1997	Paradise	PLATTE CLAY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1212805	Tower	372 ft	2001	Kansas City	CITY OF KANSAS CITY MO
1029272	Other or unspecified	357 ft	1987	Liberty	VB Nimbus, LLC
1029273	Other or unspecified	357 ft	1987	Liberty	VB Nimbus, LLC
1029274	Other or unspecified	357 ft	1987	Liberty	VB Nimbus, LLC
1029275	Other or unspecified	357 ft	1987	Liberty	VB Nimbus, LLC
1029276	Other or unspecified	357 ft	1987	Liberty	VB Nimbus, LLC
1222323	Tower	329 ft	2001	Nashua	Evergy Missouri West, Inc.
1004076	Tower	309 ft	1993	Liberty	American Towers LLC
1006674	Tower	307 ft	1993	Kansas City	Evergy Metro, Inc.
1004080	Tower	306 ft	1992	Gladstone	CCATT LLC
1014877	Other or unspecified	300 ft	1978	Nashua	Union Broadcasting, Inc.
1014878	Other or unspecified	300 ft	1978	Nashua	Union Broadcasting, Inc.
1014879	Other or unspecified	300 ft	1948	Nashua	Union Broadcasting, Inc.
1014880	Other or unspecified	300 ft	1948	Nashua	Union Broadcasting, Inc.
1014881	Other or unspecified	300 ft	1948	Nashua	Union Broadcasting, Inc.
1272529	Tower	299 ft	2009	Gladstone	US Army Corps of Engineers
1006236	Guyed tower	296 ft	2023	Lawson	UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY
1006520	Lattice tower	284 ft	1996	Liberty	Cellco Partnership
1063894	Tower	262 ft	1995	Kansas City	KANSAS CITY, CITY OF
1007126	Tower	260 ft	1998	Missouri City	N W ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC
1319341	Lattice tower	260 ft	2023	Smithville	New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
1290997	Lattice tower	250 ft	2015	Kearney	Clay County Missouri
1257839	Tower	230 ft	2007	Holt	Cellco Partnership
1209370	Tower	225 ft	2000	Clay County	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1005661	Tower	223 ft	1965	Excelsior Springs	Catholic Radio Network, Inc.
1006676	Tower	220 ft	2013	Kansas City	Evergy Metro, Inc.
1002202	Lattice tower	210 ft	1997	Liberty	STC Five LLC
1021382	Tower	206 ft	1976	N Kansas City	NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
1311088	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Excelsior Springs	City of Excelsior Springs Missouri
1333375	Monopole	195 ft	2026	Kearney	The Towers, LLC
1234751	Lattice tower	193 ft	2003	Excelsior Springs	EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, CITY OF
1253677	Tower	193 ft	1997	Kansas City	STC Five LLC
1232356	Tower	190 ft	2002	Kansas City	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1245530	Tower	190 ft	2005	Missouri City	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1253277	Tower	186 ft	2005	Excelsior Springs	SBA Towers II LLC
1266545	Water tank	183 ft	2008	Gladstone	T-Mobile Central LLC
1025974	Tower	175 ft	1997	Clay County	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1327627	Monopole	174 ft	2026	Kansas City	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1249141	Monopole	170 ft	2005	Kansas City	SBA Towers III LLC
1271009	Tower	170 ft	2001	Kansas City	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1260371	Tower	160 ft	2007	Kansas City	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1294579	Monopole	160 ft	2016	Kearney	Cellco Partnership
1006528	Pole	158 ft	2010	Kansas City	Cellco Partnership
1267466	Monopole	155 ft	2011	Kansas City	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1272871	Monopole	155 ft	2010	Kansas City	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1045284	Pole	154 ft	2007	Kansas City	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1270086	Monopole	154 ft	2001	Kansas City	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1275019	Mast	154 ft	2010	Kansas City	American Towers LLC
1273545	Monopole	152 ft	2002	Kansas City	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1261765	Tower	150 ft	2008	Gladstone	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1292630	Monopole	145 ft	2014	Kearney	American Towers LLC
1283319	Tower	138 ft	2012	Excelsior Springs	City of Excelsior Springs Missouri
1270464	Tower	136 ft	2001	Oakview	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1255742	Tower	130 ft	2006	Gladstone	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1257664	Tower	130 ft	2007	Liberty	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1006516	Pole	128 ft	2010	North Kansas City	Cellco Partnership
1243758	Pole	128 ft	2010	North Kansas City	Cellco Partnership
1245988	Monopole	128 ft	2004	Kansas City	SBA Towers, LLC
1281512	Monopole	126 ft	2006	Kansas City	American Towers LLC
1264386	Monopole	123 ft	2008	Gladstone	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1305200	Monopole	123 ft	2018	Kansas City	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1004082	Pole	119 ft	1984	Kansas City	American Towers LLC
1039369	Tower	119 ft	1994	Pleasant Valley	American Towers, LLC
1230753	Monopole	115 ft	2013	Kansas City	American Towers LLC
1276180	Lattice tower	115 ft	2015	Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1282513	Pole	108 ft	2011	Kansas City	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1300426	Lattice tower	108 ft	2017	Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1300512	Lattice tower	106 ft	2017	Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1210766	Tower	105 ft	2004	North Kansas City	STC Five LLC
1223151	Pole	105 ft	2001	North Kansas City	Wisper Tower Holdings, INC
1278243	Pole	100 ft	2011	Kansas City	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1312109	Lattice tower	100 ft	2019	Liberty	Tiger Computer Consulting, LLC
1309582	Lattice tower	90 ft	2018	Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1046402	Lattice tower	85 ft	1995	Northkansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1046404	Pole	80 ft	1995	North Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1046405	Tower	80 ft	1994	Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1277116	Tower	80 ft	2011	Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1308872	Guyed tower	80 ft	2018	Excelsior Springs	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1300951	Monopole	76 ft	2017	Kansas City	Cellco Partnership
1272185	Tower	75 ft	2009	Smithville	US Army Corps of Engineers
1289997	Monopole	70 ft	2014	Kansas City	BNSF Railway CO.
1298649	Monopole	63 ft	2017	Kansas City	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1299247	Monopole	63 ft	2015	Kansas City	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1046609	On a building	50 ft	1994	Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1272665	Monopole	50 ft	2010	North Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1281496	Tower	50 ft	2012	North Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co
1260198	Pole	49 ft	2009	Kansas City	Missouri, State of (Department of Transportation)
1208850	Mast	46 ft	2000	North Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1046401	On a building	45 ft	1994	North Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1314586	Monopole	45 ft	2020	Kansas City	BNSF Railway Co.
1272526	Tower	39 ft	2009	Gladstone	US Army Corps of Engineers
1271903	Other or unspecified	23 ft	2010	Kansas City	Norfolk Southern Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Clay 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: Jasper County (115), Greene County (114), Jefferson County (109), Cole County (81), Newton County (72).

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.