Missouri / Scott County

#48 of 115 MO counties · 36 structures

Cell towers in Scott County, MO

The FCC registry lists 36 constructed antenna structures in Scott County, 1% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 9 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 36
  2. 2Tallest 500 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 258 ft) 199 ft
Structures
36
rank 48 of 115 in MO
Most common type
Tower
47% of structures
Over 200 feet
17
47% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
47% built then

Who owns the towers in Scott County

21 different registrants own the 36 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

American Tower9SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC3Crown Castle3Tower Ventures III, LLC3WITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY2Parallel Infrastructure III,2MORLEY TOWER CO1UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY1
Constructed structures in Scott County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, 59 feet shorter than the Missouri median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Vanduser at 500 feet, built in 1991. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 2000s.

Tower17Lattice tower9Monopole3Other or unspecified3Guyed tower2Mast2
Structures in Scott County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s11970s31980s61990s172000s32010s52020s
Structures in Scott 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
1006509Tower500 ft1991VanduserWITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, LLC
1060831Other or unspecified453 ft2001CrowderWITHERS BROADCASTING COMPANY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, LLC
1233747Tower453 ft2002CommerceRadio Station KYRX(FM)
1003236Other or unspecified420 ft1984MorleyMORLEY TOWER CO
1004258Guyed tower407 ft2001SikestonAmerican Towers LLC
1329040Guyed tower400 ft2025MorleyDockins Broadcast Group, LLC
1055884Tower351 ft1998BentonSBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1211564Tower335 ft2000SikestonTower Ventures III, LLC
1212363Tower325 ft2000BentonTower Ventures III, LLC
1296386Lattice tower310 ft2016BentonCellco Partnership
1319752Lattice tower300 ft2021BentonParallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1215081Tower255 ft2000BentonAmerican Towers LLC
1268761Lattice tower255 ft2009OranAmerican Towers LLC
1226660Lattice tower254 ft2002SikestonAmerican Towers LLC
1214022Tower250 ft2000SikestonTower Ventures III, LLC
1005112Lattice tower240 ft1994ChaffeeCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1052752Tower229 ft1992SikestonCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1231801Tower199 ft2001CahffeeAmerican Towers LLC
1231993Lattice tower199 ft2000BentonAmerican Towers LLC
1226656Tower198 ft2000OranAmerican Towers LLC
1229550Tower198 ft2000MinerAmerican Towers LLC
1006215Tower191 ft2000BentonUNION ELECTRIC COMPANY
1205779Mast189 ft2002SikestonSBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1200145Tower161 ft1999Scott CityCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1280661Tower158 ft2012MinerEverlink Towers LLC
1208808Tower150 ft1970SikestonPrivate owner (name withheld)
1021396Tower146 ft1997Scott CitySBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1303180Lattice tower130 ft2018SikestoneEIP Holdings II, LLC
1238616Lattice tower127 ft2003SkilestonBNSF Railway Co.
1018304Monopole124 ft1980Scott CityGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1322019Lattice tower120 ft2022Scott CityUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1316253Monopole111 ft2021SikestonParallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1320550Monopole105 ft2022Scott CityTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1276828Other or unspecified100 ft1988SikestonBig River Telephone
1207140Tower59 ft1967SikestonSonnys Solid Waste Service Inc
1244402Mast35 ft2009SikestonMissouri, State of (Department of Transportation)

If you have a tower lease in Scott 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: Miller County (37), Washington County (37), Benton County (36), Adair County (35), Cooper County (34).

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.