Cell towers in Johnson County, TN

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Johnson County, 1% of Tennessee's 3,746. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 3 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 319 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 253 ft) 181 ft

Structures

rank 62 of 95 in TN

Most common type

Tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

27% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Johnson County

18 different registrants own the 22 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 Johnson County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 181 feet, 72 feet shorter than the Tennessee median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a lattice tower near Mountain City at 319 feet, built in 2021. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Johnson 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
1314972	Lattice tower	319 ft	2021	Mountain City	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1263473	Guyed tower	310 ft	2008	Butler	Cellco Partnership
1244978	Mast	279 ft	2004	Mountain City	CCATT LLC
1218572	Lattice tower	249 ft	2001	Mountain City	SBA Properties, LLC
1219282	Lattice tower	249 ft	2001	Shady Valley	SBA Towers, LLC
1218229	Lattice tower	248 ft	2001	Mountain City	SBA Towers X, LLC
1294010	Lattice tower	200 ft	2015	Mountain City	Tennessee Department of Safety
1264679	Tower	199 ft	2008	Trade	Cellco Partnership
1316556	Lattice tower	199 ft	2021	Shady Valley	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1323823	Monopole	199 ft	2023	Mountain City	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1332219	Monopole	195 ft	2026	Mountain City	Johnson County Emergency Management
1211032	Tower	167 ft	2001	Mountain City	JOHNSON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
1055406	Guyed tower	153 ft	1995	Mountain City	MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1293076	Monopole	150 ft	2014	Mountain City	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1289223	Lattice tower	148 ft	2014	Mountain City	Prime Tower Development LLC
1062457	Tower	106 ft	1973	Mountain City	MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1061496	Tower	100 ft	1968	Mountain City	MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC DBA = MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC
1279033	Tower	70 ft	2011	Mountain City	Tennessee, State of (TDOC)
1201001	Tower	60 ft	1991	Mountain City	Tennessee, State of
1061497	On a building	59 ft	1983	Mountain City	SECOND DISTRICT VOL FIRE DEPT
1061498	On a building	59 ft	1998	Mountain City	NEVA VOL FIRE DEPT
1205920	Tower	33 ft	1993	Mountain City	State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation, Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Johnson 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: Bedford County (23), Lauderdale County (23), Cheatham County (22), Warren County (21), Morgan County (19).

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.