New Mexico / Chaves County
#4 of 33 NM counties · 82 structures
Cell towers in Chaves County, NM
The FCC registry lists 82 constructed antenna structures in Chaves County, 7% of New Mexico's 1,180. Ownership is spread across 42 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 24 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 30 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 82
- 2Tallest 1837 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 195 ft) 254 ft
Who owns the towers in Chaves County
42 different registrants own the 82 structures. 6 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 254 feet, 59 feet taller than the New Mexico median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Roswell at 1837 feet, built in 1965. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008544 | Guyed tower | 1837 ft | 1965 | Roswell | Nexstar Media Inc. |
| 1004617 | Tower | 1610 ft | 1960 | Caprock | KOB-TV, LLC |
| 1004616 | Tower | 887 ft | 1960 | Caprock | KOB-TV, LLC |
| 1059865 | Guyed tower | 700 ft | 1999 | Maljamar | American Towers LLC |
| 1218271 | Guyed tower | 620 ft | 2001 | Maljamar | American Towers LLC |
| 1029958 | Tower | 520 ft | 1997 | Hagerman | TRANSWORLD NETWORK, CORP. |
| 1006048 | Guyed tower | 512 ft | 1984 | Hagerman | American Towers LLC |
| 1003012 | Tower | 499 ft | 1985 | Roswell | Gateway Church Inc. |
| 1029648 | Guyed tower | 460 ft | 2015 | Roswell | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1203555 | Guyed tower | 410 ft | 2013 | Mesa | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1202256 | Guyed tower | 392 ft | 2010 | Roswell | CCATT LLC |
| 1257031 | Guyed tower | 355 ft | 2008 | Hagerman | American Towers LLC |
| 1295684 | Guyed tower | 348 ft | 2015 | Roswell | TV6 Holdings LLC |
| 1257430 | Guyed tower | 347 ft | 2007 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1310511 | Guyed tower | 342 ft | 2018 | Roswell | Hagerman, Town Of |
| 1213408 | Tower | 338 ft | 2001 | Roswell | Intentional Life Media |
| 1257104 | Guyed tower | 336 ft | 2008 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1005331 | Tower | 320 ft | 1994 | Hagerman | PVT NetWorks, Inc. |
| 1321504 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 2022 | Dexter | Chaves County |
| 1208412 | Guyed tower | 319 ft | 2000 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1037071 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 2018 | Kenna | Transwestern Pipeline Company LLC |
| 1257999 | Guyed tower | 312 ft | 2010 | Roswell | CCATT LLC |
| 1023846 | Tower | 308 ft | 1987 | Mesa | ACME Television of New Mexico, LLC |
| 1228111 | Guyed tower | 308 ft | 2001 | Hagerman | American Towers LLC |
| 1059738 | Lattice tower | 307 ft | 1998 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1230123 | Guyed tower | 306 ft | 2001 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1287454 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2013 | Hope | American Towers LLC |
| 1059737 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 1998 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1254238 | Tower | 302 ft | 2007 | Dunken | Chaves, County of |
| 1236115 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 2002 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1274015 | Tower | 300 ft | 2011 | Roswell | City of Roswell Fire Department |
| 1274024 | Tower | 300 ft | 2011 | Roswell | City of Roswell Fire Department |
| 1051483 | Tower | 297 ft | 2010 | Roswell | CCATT LLC |
| 1211898 | Lattice tower | 297 ft | 2000 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1027422 | Tower | 293 ft | 2010 | Dexter | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1239851 | Tower | 270 ft | 2001 | Dexter | PVT Networks, Inc. |
| 1301453 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2017 | Roswell | BNSF Railway Co. |
| 1054508 | Tower | 259 ft | 1981 | Elkins | KEY COMMUNICATIONS |
| 1257210 | Tower | 258 ft | 2010 | Dexter | CCATT LLC |
| 1208589 | Guyed tower | 256 ft | 2008 | Roswell | TerraPact Towers, LLC |
| 1324696 | Guyed tower | 255 ft | 2021 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1004406 | Tower | 253 ft | 1985 | Roswell | ROSWELL RADIO INC DBA = KBCQ RADIO |
| 1208475 | Other or unspecified | 253 ft | 2008 | Roswell | NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1208593 | Guyed tower | 253 ft | 2024 | Roswell | NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1052110 | Guyed tower | 245 ft | 2026 | Roswell | Hearst Properties Inc. |
| 1301935 | Guyed tower | 240 ft | 2017 | Campbell | BNSF Railway Company |
| 1302716 | Lattice tower | 225 ft | 2017 | Roswell | K2 Towers II, LLC |
| 1241573 | Tower | 220 ft | 2003 | Roswell | Xcel Energy Services Inc. |
| 1003832 | Tower | 208 ft | 1947 | Roswell | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1003830 | Tower | 206 ft | 1993 | Roswell | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1317267 | Guyed tower | 205 ft | 2022 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1296110 | Lattice tower | 202 ft | 2009 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1023643 | Tower | 200 ft | 1990 | Roswell | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1030570 | Tower | 200 ft | 1982 | Caprock | LEACO RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. |
| 1022467 | Tower | 199 ft | 1991 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1257436 | Guyed tower | 199 ft | 2007 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1279812 | Tower | 199 ft | 2011 | Roswell | City of Roswell |
| 1286756 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2013 | Dexter | Cellco Partnership |
| 1330726 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2026 | Rosewell | Sun State Towers |
| 1059882 | Tower | 190 ft | 1997 | Greenfield | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1256792 | Tower | 190 ft | 2008 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1273774 | Lattice tower | 183 ft | 2010 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1003833 | Other or unspecified | 176 ft | 1959 | Roswell | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1003834 | Other or unspecified | 176 ft | 1959 | Roswell | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1003835 | Other or unspecified | 176 ft | 1959 | Roswell | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1003836 | Other or unspecified | 176 ft | 1959 | Roswell | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1314797 | Lattice tower | 164 ft | 2020 | Dexter | Gravity Pad Partners, LLC |
| 1279626 | Guyed tower | 155 ft | 1996 | Roswell | American Towers LLC |
| 1330229 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2025 | Roswell | Sun State Towers |
| 1300836 | On a building | 133 ft | 1984 | Roswell | Qwest Corporation |
| 1286977 | Lattice tower | 110 ft | 2013 | Mayhill | American Towers LLC |
| 1308390 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2020 | Roswell | StratCap Wireless Group |
| 1320231 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2022 | Roswell | Gravity Pad Partners II, LLC |
| 1320232 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2022 | Roswell | Gravity Pad Partners II, LLC |
| 1305719 | Monopole | 90 ft | 2018 | Roswell | Gravity Pad Partners, LLC |
| 1305720 | Pole | 90 ft | 2018 | Roswell | Gravity Pad Partners, LLC |
| 1305718 | Pole | 85 ft | 2018 | Roswell | Gravity Pad Partners, LLC |
| 1275098 | Tower | 80 ft | 2010 | Roswell | KENW- Eastern New Mexico University |
| 1288720 | Pole | 80 ft | 2013 | Roswell | Cellco Partnership |
| 1314342 | Lattice tower | 76 ft | 2008 | Roswell | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1003239 | Tower | 75 ft | 1988 | Roswell | EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY DBA = KENW TV |
| 1316739 | Monopole | 70 ft | 2020 | Roswell | Sun State Towers, LLC. |
If you have a tower lease in Chaves 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 New Mexico with similar tower counts: Lea County (118), Bernalillo County (115), San Juan County (104), Eddy County (74), McKinley County (69).
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.