Missouri / Shelby County
#89 of 115 MO counties · 19 structures
Cell towers in Shelby County, MO
The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Shelby County, 0% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 8 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 5 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 19
- 2Tallest 866 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 258 ft) 257 ft
Who owns the towers in Shelby County
8 different registrants own the 19 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 257 feet, close to the Missouri median of 258 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Lakenan at 866 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 42% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1006417 | Guyed tower | 866 ft | 1995 | Lakenan | SBA Steel, LLC. |
| 1006833 | Guyed tower | 410 ft | 1995 | Shelbyville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1226073 | Lattice tower | 345 ft | 2001 | Clarence | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1270067 | Guyed tower | 324 ft | 2009 | Clarence | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1262021 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 2008 | Shelbina | Diamond Towers IV LLC |
| 1012523 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 1965 | Lentner | Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative |
| 1329924 | Lattice tower | 284 ft | 2025 | Emden | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1279972 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2011 | Leonard | Diamond Towers IV LLC |
| 1279973 | Tower | 265 ft | 2011 | Bethel | Diamond Towers IV LLC |
| 1012578 | Tower | 257 ft | 2006 | Leonard | American Towers LLC |
| 1238469 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 2003 | Shelbina | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1310559 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2019 | Shelbyville | American Towers LLC |
| 1223977 | Tower | 199 ft | 2001 | Clarence | American Towers LLC |
| 1293328 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2014 | Shelbina | Diamond Towers IV LLC |
| 1223964 | Tower | 194 ft | 2001 | Hunnewell | American Towers LLC |
| 1223967 | Tower | 194 ft | 2001 | Shelbina | American Towers LLC |
| 1319185 | Lattice tower | 190 ft | 2021 | Shelbyville | Diamond Tower V LLC |
| 1293327 | Lattice tower | 165 ft | 2014 | Clarence | Diamond Towers IV LLC |
| 1062793 | On a building | 105 ft | 1973 | Shelbyville | SHELBY, COUNTY OF |
If you have a tower lease in Shelby 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: Oregon County (20), Carroll County (19), Dallas County (19), Caldwell County (18), Clark County (18).
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.