Cell towers in Grainger County, TN

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Grainger County, 0% of Tennessee's 3,746. SBA Communications owns 4 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 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 325 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 253 ft) 290 ft

Structures

rank 82 of 95 in TN

Most common type

Lattice tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

92% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Grainger County

7 different registrants own the 12 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 Grainger County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 290 feet, 37 feet taller than the Tennessee median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Blaine at 325 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Grainger 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
1215961	Lattice tower	325 ft	2000	Blaine	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1217215	Tower	309 ft	2000	Rutledge	American Towers LLC
1217217	Lattice tower	308 ft	2000	Rutledge	American Towers LLC
1220006	Tower	308 ft	2002	Powder Springs	Volunteer Christian Television, Inc.
1054362	Tower	290 ft	1998	Red House	SBA Towers, LLC
1055861	Tower	290 ft	1998	Ruthledge	SBA Towers, LLC
1312058	Lattice tower	290 ft	2020	Washburn	Uniti Towers LLC
1050641	Lattice tower	281 ft	1998	Bean Station	SBA Towers, LLC
1050639	Lattice tower	280 ft	1998	Rutledge	SBA Towers, LLC
1244048	Guyed tower	280 ft	2004	Thornhill	CCATT LLC
1042442	Tower	270 ft	1998	Bean Station	Cellco Partnership
1042443	Lattice tower	195 ft	1998	Rutledge	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Grainger 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: Decatur County (13), Smith County (13), Cannon County (12), Sequatchie County (12), Meigs County (11).

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.