Oklahoma / Payne County

#15 of 77 OK counties · 73 structures

Cell towers in Payne County, OK

The FCC registry lists 73 constructed antenna structures in Payne County, 2% of Oklahoma's 4,332. Ownership is spread across 36 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 13 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 24 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 73
  2. 2Tallest 1033 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Alltel
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 260 ft
Structures
73
rank 15 of 77 in OK
Most common type
Tower
38% of structures
Over 200 feet
50
68% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
34% built then

Who owns the towers in Payne County

36 different registrants own the 73 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.

Alltel13American Tower10Crown Castle8Array Digital Infrastructure7SBA Communications6OKLAHOMA RSA 3 TOWER HOLDING3T-Mobile2Grand River Dam Authority2
Constructed structures in Payne County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, close to the Oklahoma median of 260 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Stillwater at 1033 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 34% were built in the 2000s.

Tower28Lattice tower15Guyed tower12Monopole7Other or unspecified6Pole4Mast1
Structures in Payne County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11970s71980s161990s252000s162010s72020s
Structures in Payne 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
1010224Guyed tower1033 ft1987StillwaterAmerican Towers LLC
1010981Guyed tower498 ft1996StillwaterAlltel Corporation
1326893Lattice tower421 ft2024StillwaterCITY OF STILLWATER
1010895Tower412 ft1996CushingAlltel Corporation
1011820Guyed tower412 ft1996PerkinsAlltel Corporation
1011663Guyed tower406 ft1986StillwaterGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1010898Guyed tower405 ft1996OrlandoAlltel Corporation
1053315Tower405 ft1996YaleCCTM2 LLC
1016315Guyed tower404 ft1978StillwaterGTC Uno, LLC
1302011Guyed tower400 ft2017StillwaterChickasaw Personal Communications
1018524Tower385 ft1991StillwaterAmerican Towers LLC
1011536Tower375 ft1989StillwaterStillwater Broadcasting, LLC
1221172Tower362 ft2001PerkinsCCATT LLC
1243245Tower349 ft2004GlencoeCCATT LLC
1015926Tower348 ft1997StillwaterTVT III, LLC
1055840Tower345 ft1998PerkinsSBA Structures, LLC
1278587Tower340 ft2011Stillwater@Link Services, LLC
1011008Tower325 ft2009MulhallSouthern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
1010997Tower320 ft1947StillwaterStillwater Broadcasting, LLC
1018522Guyed tower317 ft2004CushingOKLAHOMA RSA 3 TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1014864Tower315 ft1982StillwaterCENTRAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
1009703Guyed tower310 ft2010StillwaterGrand River Dam Authority
1245956Other or unspecified310 ft2004CushingARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1249048Other or unspecified310 ft2005YaleARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1249059Other or unspecified310 ft2005StillwaterARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1251291Guyed tower310 ft2019CushingChisholm Broadband, LLC
1291281Lattice tower310 ft2015GlencoeAlltel Corporation
1010190Tower308 ft1988GlencoePayne County Oklahoma
1010811Tower308 ft1989StillwaterWireless Constructors Tower Leasing, L.P.
1243357Tower307 ft2004YaleCCATT LLC
1267589Tower306 ft2009StillwaterCentral Rural Electric Cooperative
1055834Tower305 ft1998CushingSBA Steel, LLC.
1245761Tower304 ft2005GlencoeSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1003722Mast266 ft1996UnincorporatedOKLAHOMA RSA 3 TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1325665Lattice tower265 ft2023StillwaterHemphill LLC
1000037Tower261 ft2003PerryOKLAHOMA RSA 3 TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1009692Lattice tower260 ft1988CushingGrand River Dam Authority
1239523Other or unspecified260 ft2003OrlandaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1285272Lattice tower260 ft2013YaleAlltel Corporation
1313687Lattice tower260 ft2021StillwaterALLTEL Corporation
1317712Lattice tower260 ft2023RipleyALLTEL Corporation
1227673Tower256 ft2001StillwaterAmerican Towers LLC
1290986Lattice tower256 ft2014RipleySBA Towers V, LLC
1288919Lattice tower250 ft2013StillwaterWhite Star Petroleum, LLC
1288920Lattice tower250 ft2013StillwaterWhite Star Petroleum, LLC
1214270Pole243 ft2000CushingAlltel Corporation
1247537Tower243 ft2005StillwaterGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1239525Other or unspecified230 ft2003GlencoARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1317966Lattice tower230 ft2021RipleyDiamond Towers V LLC
1062858Guyed tower209 ft1998OrlandoAmerican Towers LLC
1017336Lattice tower200 ft1997PerryT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1002623Lattice tower199 ft1996StillwaterT-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1010324Tower190 ft1996StillwaterCedar Crest RV Park, LLC
1317352Lattice tower190 ft2021CushingALLTEL Corporation
1065218Tower181 ft1998StillwaterGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1316772Monopole181 ft2021CushingTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1010894Tower180 ft1996StillwaterAlltel Corporation
1217104Tower178 ft2000StillwaterAmerican Towers LLC
1237698Other or unspecified160 ft2003StillwaterARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1265253Tower157 ft2001StillwaterAlltel Corporation
1265814Tower155 ft2009CushingCCATT LLC
1228178Pole154 ft2001StillwaterCCATT LLC
1268220Monopole154 ft2009StillwaterSBA Towers II LLC
1238018Monopole140 ft2003StillwaterARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1280990Monopole135 ft2011StillwaterAmerican Towers LLC
1281940Pole131 ft2004StillwaterCCATT LLC
1285213Pole125 ft2013StillwaterAlltel Corporation
1297141Guyed tower125 ft2015StillwaterChisholm Broadband, LLC
1300003Lattice tower120 ft2016CushingCity of Cushing
1286964Monopole116 ft2013StillwaterCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1208936Tower112 ft2000StillwaterONE Gas, Inc.
1290000Monopole106 ft2014StillwaterAmerican Towers LLC
1291470Monopole81 ft2014StillwaterSBA Towers IX, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Payne 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 Oklahoma with similar tower counts: Delaware County (74), Pottawatomie County (74), Custer County (73), Rogers County (73), Pontotoc 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.