Cell towers in Hamilton County, TN

The FCC registry lists 161 constructed antenna structures in Hamilton County, 4% of Tennessee's 3,746. Ownership is spread across 62 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 38 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 88 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 161
2Tallest 640 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 253 ft) 190 ft

Structures

161

rank 4 of 95 in TN

Most common type

Tower

34% of structures

Over 200 feet

32% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Hamilton County

62 different registrants own the 161 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 Hamilton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 190 feet, 63 feet shorter than the Tennessee median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Chattanooga at 640 feet, built in 1966. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Hamilton 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
1043736	Other or unspecified	640 ft	1966	Chattanooga	WDEF-TV, Inc.
1042692	Guyed tower	579 ft	1999	Signal Mountain	American Towers LLC
1042155	Guyed tower	575 ft	1998	Red Bank	Crown Castle South LLC
1061126	Tower	550 ft	1993	Soddy Daisy	SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY
1060544	Guyed tower	545 ft	2004	Red Bank	Crown Castle South LLC
1049271	Guyed tower	531 ft	1997	Chattanooga	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1060837	Tower	500 ft	2000	Ooltewah	Y & B CO
1319089	Guyed tower	485 ft	2021	Signal Mountain	Greater Chattanooga Public TV Corp
1042763	Guyed tower	445 ft	2022	Signal Mountain	GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORPORATION
1048822	Guyed tower	437 ft	1976	Hixson	VB Nimbus, LLC
1043735	Tower	381 ft	1973	Chattanooga	WDEF-TV, Inc.
1037142	Guyed tower	374 ft	1991	Soddy Daisy	SBA Towers, LLC
1052960	Tower	370 ft	1953	Signal Mountian	American Towers LLC
1044660	Tower	354 ft	1969	Chattanooga	Private owner (name withheld)
1051870	Other or unspecified	341 ft	1965	Chattanooga	Baylor School
1219138	Tower	320 ft	2000	Mcdonald	SBA Structures, LLC
1045549	Guyed tower	318 ft	1998	Chattanooga	American Towers LLC
1042699	Guyed tower	310 ft	1999	Signal Mountain	American Towers LLC
1048826	Tower	305 ft	1979	Signal Mountain	VB Nimbus, LLC
1051868	Guyed tower	303 ft	1976	Signal Mountain	WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC. D/B/A WDOD-FM
1043409	Tower	292 ft	1990	Chattanooga	Crown Castle South LLC
1229826	Tower	290 ft	1985	Chattanooga	Republic Centre, LLC
1202145	Tower	283 ft	2000	Collegedale	STC Two LLC
1259907	Tower	274 ft	2008	Birchwood,	Cellco Partnership
1057783	Tower	270 ft	1998	Chattanooga	SIGNAL ONE, LLC
1059620	Tower	270 ft	1999	Doltewah	SBA Structures, LLC
1229486	Tower	270 ft	2004	Birchwood	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1201552	Lattice tower	268 ft	1999	Sale Creek	SBA Structures, LLC
1200572	Tower	267 ft	2009	Ooltewah	STC Two LLC
1235360	Tower	266 ft	2009	Walden	WTVC Licensee, LLC
1049917	Lattice tower	265 ft	1998	Soddy-Daisy	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1213442	Tower	265 ft	2000	Soddy Daisy	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1296238	Lattice tower	260 ft	2015	Soddy-Daisy	Digital Networks-Southeast, LLC
1207105	Tower	256 ft	1999	Sale Creek	American Towers, LLC
1217812	Lattice tower	256 ft	2000	Harrison	SBA Properties, LLC
1064238	Lattice tower	255 ft	1998	Chattanooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1048825	Other or unspecified	224 ft	1978	Chattanooga	VB Nimbus, LLC
1048823	Other or unspecified	223 ft	1978	Chattanooga	VB Nimbus, LLC
1048824	Other or unspecified	223 ft	1978	Chattanooga	VB Nimbus, LLC
1051866	Other or unspecified	216 ft	1967	Chattanooga	JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC. D/B/A WDEF-AM
1048906	Tower	215 ft	1998	Mcdonald	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1049918	Tower	215 ft	1998	Soddy-Daisy	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1051867	Other or unspecified	214 ft	1967	Chattanooga	JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC. D/B/A WDEF-AM
1043393	Tower	213 ft	1996	Signal Mountain	Crown Castle South LLC
1051864	Other or unspecified	213 ft	1967	Chattanooga	JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.
1051865	Other or unspecified	213 ft	1967	Chattanooga	JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC. D/B/A WDEF-AM
1051869	Other or unspecified	213 ft	1965	Chattanooga	Baylor School
1051871	Other or unspecified	213 ft	1965	Chattanooga	Baylor School
1056207	Mast	213 ft	1988	Ooltewah	Crown Castle South LLC
1242774	Guyed tower	211 ft	2019	Chattanooga	Clear Media, LLC
1043839	Lattice tower	207 ft	1969	Walden	Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc.
1019085	Tower	203 ft	1983	Chattanooga	GRACE MEDIA INC DBA = WLMR
1037146	Lattice tower	200 ft	1992	Hixson	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1037987	Monopole	200 ft	1998	Chattanooga	American Towers LLC
1044277	Tower	200 ft	2006	Walden	SARKES TARZIAN INC DBA = WRCB TV
1054266	Tower	200 ft	1998	Chattanooga	American Towers LLC
1063326	Lattice tower	200 ft	1999	Soddy Daisy	American Towers LLC
1206584	Tower	200 ft	2000	Chattanooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1231418	Monopole	200 ft	2002	Hixson	SBA Structures, LLC
1235457	Tower	200 ft	2003	Chattanooga	T-Mobile South LLC
1235458	Tower	200 ft	2002	Chattanooga	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1260818	Tower	200 ft	2007	Chattanooga	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1045154	Tower	199 ft	1998	Chattanooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1045155	Tower	199 ft	1998	Chattanooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1060450	Tower	199 ft	1998	Chattanooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1062593	Monopole	199 ft	1999	Chattanooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1062892	Tower	199 ft	1998	Chattanooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1206682	Lattice tower	199 ft	1999	Harrison	American Towers LLC
1230346	Monopole	199 ft	2002	Chattanooga	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1263173	Pole	199 ft	2007	Chattanooga	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1310368	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Collegedale	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1316152	Monopole	199 ft	2021	Chattanooga	CitySwitch II, LLC
1318484	Monopole	199 ft	2021	Ooltewah	Southern Towers BTS, LP
1330193	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Soddy Daisy	Southern Towers BTS LP
1037139	Pole	198 ft	1995	Chattanooga	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1231066	Tower	198 ft	2002	Chattanooga	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1043883	Tower	195 ft	2011	Collegedale	SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY
1037988	Other or unspecified	193 ft	1998	Chattanooga	American Towers LLC
1250074	Monopole	193 ft	2005	Chattanooga	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1037150	Tower	192 ft	1994	Hixson	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1051111	Monopole	190 ft	1998	Chattangooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1243110	Monopole	190 ft	2004	Ooltewala	STC Two LLC
1255367	Monopole	190 ft	2006	Chattanooga	SBA Towers II LLC
1247875	Monopole	189 ft	2005	Chattanooga	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1291497	Monopole	189 ft	2016	Chattanooga	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1211467	Monopole	188 ft	2001	Chattanooga	SBA Towers V, LLC
1248156	Monopole	188 ft	2005	Chattanooga	SBA Towers II LLC
1064237	Monopole	186 ft	1998	Ooltewah	SBA Structures, LLC
1062893	Monopole	185 ft	1999	Ooltewah	SBA Structures, LLC
1043906	Tower	184 ft	1960	Chattanooga	WFLI INC DBA = WFLI RADIO
1062928	Monopole	184 ft	1999	Hixson	American Towers LLC
1224057	Tower	184 ft	1999	Lone Oak	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1248657	Pole	184 ft	2005	Soddy Daisy	CCATT LLC
1257851	Monopole	184 ft	2007	Chattanooga	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1304548	Monopole	180 ft	2018	Soddy Daisy	Vogue XIII, LLC
1062974	Monopole	177 ft	1999	Chattanooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1058106	Tower	175 ft	1998	Signal Mountain	TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
1244863	Monopole	175 ft	2004	Chattanooga	SBA Towers II LLC
1234311	Monopole	174 ft	2002	Rossville	SBA Structures, LLC
1231532	Monopole	170 ft	2001	Hixson	SBA Structures, LLC
1230243	Lattice tower	168 ft	2002	Hixson	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1010366	Lattice tower	165 ft	1996	Chattanooga	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1225111	Monopole	165 ft	2001	East Ridge	SBA Properties, LLC
1037137	Lattice tower	163 ft	1991	Collegedale	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1033339	Monopole	162 ft	1994	Chattanooga	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1270314	Mast	162 ft	2009	Soddy Daisy	Crown Castle South LLC
1036513	Mast	161 ft	1994	Chattanooga	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1202355	Tower	160 ft	2009	Chattanooga	American Towers, LLC
1203541	Tower	160 ft	2009	Chattanooga	American Towers, LLC
1228704	Tower	160 ft	2001	Chattanooga	Communcation Enhancement, LLC
1229822	On a building	160 ft	2001	Chattanooga	Communcation Enhancement, LLC
1294051	Pole	160 ft	2015	Chattanooga	Cellco Partnership
1297834	Monopole	160 ft	2016	Apison	Cellco Partnership
1062925	Monopole	159 ft	2004	Hixson	American Towers LLC
1206687	Monopole	159 ft	1999	Chattanooga	American Towers LLC
1251955	Tower	158 ft	1998	Chattanooga	STC Two LLC
1303121	Monopole	158 ft	2017	East Ridge	TVT I, LLC
1226848	Tower	156 ft	2002	Chattanooga	Communcation Enhancement, LLC
1037140	Pole	155 ft	1994	Chattanooga	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1324970	Monopole	155 ft	2020	Chattanooga	StratCap Wireless Group
1037145	Monopole	154 ft	2022	Chattanooga	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1308861	Monopole	154 ft	2019	Chattanooga	Vogue XIII, LLC
1227594	Tower	153 ft	2001	Chattanooga	American Towers LLC
1211461	Monopole	152 ft	2000	Chattanooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1043877	Tower	150 ft	1998	Chattanooga	CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1053169	Tower	150 ft	1997	Collegedale	CenturyTel of Ooltewah-Collegedale, Inc.
1045007	Other or unspecified	149 ft	1998	Chattanooga	American Towers LLC
1214053	Tower	148 ft	2000	Chattanooga	STC Two LLC
1043398	Lattice tower	144 ft	2003	Chattanooga	Crown Castle South LLC
1037148	Pole	143 ft	1994	Chattanooga	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1002734	Pole	142 ft	1996	Chattanooga	Crown Castle South LLC
1252131	Monopole	142 ft	2006	Chattanooga	SBA Towers II LLC
1224785	Tower	140 ft	1988	Chattanooga	Private owner (name withheld)
1326085	Monopole	137 ft	1999	Hixson	Crown Castle South LLC
1054799	Tower	135 ft	1998	Chattanooga	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1043395	Monopole	129 ft	1995	Ooltewah	Crown Castle South LLC
1245224	Other or unspecified	128 ft	2004	Chattanooga	Greater Chattanooga Public TV Corp
1043882	Tower	125 ft	1995	Collegedale	SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY
1062926	Monopole	125 ft	2003	Chattanooga	American Towers LLC
1032670	Pole	120 ft	1998	Chattanooga	CCATT LLC
1229404	Monopole	120 ft	1999	Chattanooga	American Towers LLC
1247130	Pole	120 ft	2003	Soddy Daisy	Tennessee Valley Authority
1037138	Pole	117 ft	1992	Chattanooga	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1043396	Tower	113 ft	1995	Chattanooga	Crown Castle South LLC
1225696	Lattice tower	109 ft	1998	Lookout Mountain	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1051899	Pole	105 ft	1998	Chattanooga	STC Two LLC
1043739	Tower	100 ft	1991	Chattanooga	Comcast of the South
1037136	Monopole	99 ft	1991	Chattanooga	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1211872	Monopole	97 ft	2000	Chattanooga	SBA Structures, LLC
1295280	Monopole	89 ft	2016	Apison	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1042691	Tower	83 ft	1995	Chattanooga	New Age Media of Tennessee, LLC
1043531	Water tank	80 ft	1996	Hixson	HIXSON UTILITY DISTRICT
1324417	Monopole	70 ft	2024	Chattanooga	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1289468	Monopole	65 ft	2005	Chattanooga	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1285818	Monopole	63 ft	2013	Apison	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1297215	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Chattanooga	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1299226	Monopole	63 ft	2016	Chattanooga	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1061392	Tower	60 ft	1998	Chattanooga	New Age Media of Tennessee License, LLC
1200349	Pole	56 ft	1997	Chattanooga	CSX Transportation
1200848	Pole	49 ft	1997	Chattanooga	CSX Transportation
1265872	Pole	43 ft	2008	Howardsville	Norfolk Southern Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Hamilton 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: Shelby County (388), Davidson County (298), Knox County (190), Rutherford County (114), Sevier County (77).

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.