Cell towers in Cocke County, TN

The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Cocke County, 1% of Tennessee's 3,746. SBA Communications owns 13 of them (33%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 21 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 39
2Tallest 335 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 253 ft) 286 ft

Structures

rank 29 of 95 in TN

Most common type

Lattice tower

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

82% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

56% built then

Who owns the towers in Cocke County

17 different registrants own the 39 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 286 feet, 33 feet taller than the Tennessee median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a pole near Newport at 335 feet, built in 1992. Most 56% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Cocke 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
1042995	Pole	335 ft	1992	Newport	Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1201895	Lattice tower	326 ft	2000	Cosby	SBA Properties, LLC
1207494	Lattice tower	325 ft	2000	Newport	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1227162	Other or unspecified	325 ft	2001	Cosby	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1283981	Lattice tower	321 ft	2013	Newport	Tennessee Department of Safety
1201898	Lattice tower	320 ft	2000	Newport	SBA Properties, LLC
1202189	Lattice tower	320 ft	1999	Hartford	SBA Properties, LLC
1202197	Lattice tower	320 ft	2000	Cosby	SBA Properties, LLC
1206398	Tower	320 ft	2000	Eastport	SBA Properties, LLC
1211800	Lattice tower	320 ft	2000	Newport	SBA Properties, LLC
1217324	Lattice tower	320 ft	2000	Cosby	SBA Properties, LLC
1206697	Lattice tower	311 ft	2000	Newport	SBA Properties, LLC
1042021	Guyed tower	310 ft	1991	Newport	Cellco Partnership
1310960	Lattice tower	310 ft	2020	Cosby	VERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1222999	Tower	303 ft	2000	Newport	American Towers LLC
1243319	Mast	295 ft	2004	Newport	CCATT LLC
1042249	Tower	290 ft	1998	Newport	Crown Castle South LLC
1227282	Tower	290 ft	2001	Jimtown	Communcation Enhancement, LLC
1232155	Tower	290 ft	2002	Newport	Crown Communication LLC
1230495	Tower	286 ft	2001	Newport	Crown Castle South LLC
1234108	Mast	284 ft	2002	Porrotsville	Crown Castle South LLC
1232433	Guyed tower	265 ft	2002	Newport	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1327246	Lattice tower	265 ft	2025	Newport	Everlink Towers LLC
1308073	Lattice tower	260 ft	2018	Cosby	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1244231	Tower	255 ft	2004	Newport	CCATT LLC
1243316	Mast	235 ft	2004	Parrottsville	CCATT LLC
1042994	Tower	228 ft	1978	Newport	Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1201900	Lattice tower	219 ft	2000	Cosby	SBA Properties, LLC
1042945	Other or unspecified	212 ft	1968	Newport	WLIK INC
1042946	Other or unspecified	212 ft	1968	Newport	WLIK INC
1042947	Other or unspecified	212 ft	1968	Newport	WLIK INC
1042943	Tower	210 ft	1954	Newport	WLIK INC
1213792	Monopole	200 ft	2001	Newport	SBA Properties, LLC
1213542	Lattice tower	199 ft	2000	Cosby	SBA Properties, LLC
1213795	Monopole	199 ft	2000	Cosby	SBA Properties, LLC
1042238	Lattice tower	190 ft	1993	Newport	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1333806	Lattice tower	189 ft	2026	Newport	Cocke County E-911
1295674	Monopole	184 ft	2015	Newport	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1297689	Monopole	165 ft	2016	Newport	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Cocke 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 Tennessee with similar tower counts: Roane County (41), Monroe County (40), Robertson County (40), Dickson County (39), Marion County (38).

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.