Cell towers in Preble County, OH

The FCC registry lists 40 constructed antenna structures in Preble County, 1% of Ohio's 6,156. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 13 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 40
2Tallest 450 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 254 ft) 289 ft

Structures

rank 64 of 88 in OH

Most common type

Tower

48% of structures

Over 200 feet

90% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Preble County

17 different registrants own the 40 structures. 2 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.

Constructed structures in Preble County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 289 feet, 35 feet taller than the Ohio median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near West Alexandria at 450 feet, built in 1983. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Preble 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
1015425	Tower	450 ft	1983	West Alexandria	Private owner (name withheld)
1320188	Lattice tower	349 ft	2022	Lewisburg	OHIO, STATE OF
1206775	Lattice tower	337 ft	1999	Eaton	American Towers LLC
1211544	Tower	335 ft	2004	Eaton	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1059249	Tower	330 ft	1999	Lewisburg	SBA Towers, LLC
1295744	Lattice tower	315 ft	2016	Lewisburg	Cellco Partnership
1296067	Lattice tower	313 ft	2017	West Alexandria	Cellco Partnership
1251501	Tower	312 ft	2006	Camden	CCATT LLC
1295023	Lattice tower	310 ft	2015	Somerville	Cellco Partnership
1015640	Tower	308 ft	1980	Eaton	Private owner (name withheld)
1017629	Tower	300 ft	1990	Eaton	Cellco Partnership
1209101	Tower	298 ft	1999	Camden	OpenLink Partners LLC
1014761	Lattice tower	296 ft	1989	Eaton	American Towers LLC
1242171	Lattice tower	295 ft	2004	Eaton	American Towers LLC
1245797	Tower	295 ft	2004	Eaton	American Towers LLC
1245625	Tower	293 ft	2006	Somers Twp	Cellco Partnership
1214605	Lattice tower	292 ft	2000	Eldorado	American Towers LLC
1203284	Tower	290 ft	2000	Camden	STC Two LLC
1207282	Tower	290 ft	2000	West Alexandria	STC Two LLC
1242170	Lattice tower	289 ft	2004	West Alexandria	American Towers LLC
1280280	Mast	289 ft	2011	Camden	Octagon Towers, LLC
1017632	Tower	285 ft	1994	Camden	Cellco Partnership
1229035	Tower	279 ft	2002	Sugar Valley	STC Two LLC
1014759	Mast	269 ft	1997	Camden	American Towers LLC
1248778	Mast	266 ft	2006	Lewisburg	CCATT LLC
1202033	Tower	262 ft	1999	Eldorado	STC Two LLC
1205235	Tower	260 ft	2000	West Alaxandria	STC Two LLC
1298768	Lattice tower	260 ft	2019	West Alexandria	VB BTS III, LLC
1327456	Lattice tower	259 ft	2025	West Manchester	TAG Towers, LLC
1328694	Lattice tower	259 ft	2025	Camden	TAG Towers, LLC
1201972	Tower	257 ft	1999	Lewisburg	STC Two LLC
1234351	Tower	256 ft	2002	New Paris	STC Two LLC
1061831	Other or unspecified	222 ft	1979	West Alexandria	Town And Country Broadcasting, Inc.
1061832	Other or unspecified	222 ft	1978	West Alexandria	Town And Country Broadcasting, Inc.
1061833	Other or unspecified	222 ft	1979	West Alexandria	Town And Country Broadcasting, Inc.
1056508	Tower	215 ft	1998	Campbellstown	Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Company
1023668	Tower	199 ft	1950	Eaton	TVT I, LLC
1328066	Lattice tower	199 ft	2025	Camden	TAG Towers III
1207201	Lattice tower	172 ft	2000	New Paris	SBA Towers, LLC
1210451	Monopole	162 ft	2000	New Paris	SBA Properties, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Preble 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 Ohio with similar tower counts: Carroll County (40), Gallia County (40), Marion County (40), Auglaize County (39), Pickaway County (39).

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.