Cell towers in Knox County, TN

The FCC registry lists 190 constructed antenna structures in Knox County, 5% of Tennessee's 3,746 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 54 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 45 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 89 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 190
2Tallest 1752 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 253 ft) 199 ft

Structures

190

rank 3 of 95 in TN

Most common type

Tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

41% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Knox County

54 different registrants own the 190 structures. 5 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 Knox County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, 54 feet shorter than the Tennessee median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Knoxville at 1752 feet, built in 1966. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Knox 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
1043698	Tower	1752 ft	1966	Knoxville	Midwest Communications, Inc. = WIMZ
1222895	Guyed tower	1534 ft	2003	Lonsdale	American Towers LLC
1042631	Tower	1504 ft	1980	Knoxville	WBIR-TV, LLC
1052156	Guyed tower	1456 ft	1955	Knoxville	American Towers, LLC
1043696	Tower	1088 ft	1967	Knoxville	Midwest Communications, Inc., = WJXB
1035655	Tower	1030 ft	1983	Knoxville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1044293	Other or unspecified	482 ft	1928	Knoxville	VB Nimbus, LLC
1000294	Tower	460 ft	1990	Knoxville	Private owner (name withheld)
1043697	Tower	458 ft	1990	Knoxville	Progressive Media Inc.
1002311	Guyed tower	397 ft	1983	Powell	BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.
1240120	Tower	350 ft	2004	Knoxville	Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc.
1058043	Tower	345 ft	1998	Halls	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1041419	Guyed tower	333 ft	2002	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1044594	Other or unspecified	327 ft	1947	Knoxville	Tennessee Media Associates DBA WRJZ-AM
1044595	Tower	326 ft	1973	Knoxville	MH2 MEDIA LLC
1050373	Tower	320 ft	1989	Knoxville	KNOX COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT
1029865	Lattice tower	311 ft	1997	Knoxville	SBA Towers, LLC
1041172	Lattice tower	311 ft	1998	Knoxville	SBA Properties, LLC
1268441	Tower	310 ft	2010	Knoxville	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1044591	Other or unspecified	305 ft	1947	Knoxville	Tennessee Media Associates DBA WRJZ-AM
1044592	Other or unspecified	305 ft	1947	Knoxville	Tennessee Media Associates DBA WRJZ-AM
1044593	Other or unspecified	305 ft	1947	Knoxville	Tennessee Media Associates DBA WRJZ-AM
1043971	Tower	303 ft	1992	Knoxville	VB Nimbus, LLC
1043659	Lattice tower	302 ft	2010	Huckleberry Spr.	Crown Castle South LLC
1012419	Mast	300 ft	1987	Oak Ridge	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1235139	Tower	300 ft	2003	Knoxville	Knox County Emergency Communication
1037152	Tower	298 ft	2009	Heiskell	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1037161	Tower	298 ft	1990	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1043011	Guyed tower	297 ft	1995	Knoxville	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1057850	Lattice tower	296 ft	1998	Knoxville	SBA Sites, LLC
1037160	Mast	295 ft	1986	Knoxville	Cellco Partnership
1260483	Tower	295 ft	2007	Knoxville	Tennessee, State of
1041173	Guyed tower	292 ft	1998	Knoxville	SBA Towers, LLC
1030740	Tower	290 ft	1988	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1056089	Tower	290 ft	1998	Blaine	SBA Towers, LLC
1062432	Lattice tower	290 ft	1999	Knoxville	SBA Sites, LLC
1063579	Tower	290 ft	1999	Knoxville	SBA Towers II LLC
1280366	Tower	290 ft	2013	Kodak	Optima Towers IV, LLC
1044613	Tower	287 ft	1962	Knoxville	AS HE IS MINISTRIES INC DBA = WAHI AM
1043648	Mast	286 ft	2009	Solway	Crown Castle South LLC
1205882	Lattice tower	286 ft	1999	Strawberry Plains	American Towers LLC
1011162	Tower	285 ft	1996	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1040380	Tower	284 ft	2009	Powell	Crown Castle South LLC
1214433	Lattice tower	283 ft	2009	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1043665	Tower	282 ft	2007	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1059321	Lattice tower	282 ft	1999	Knoxville	SBA Towers, LLC
1003732	Other or unspecified	279 ft	2002	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1043276	Tower	278 ft	1950	Knoxville	Private owner (name withheld)
1290122	Lattice tower	276 ft	2014	Kodak	Optima Towers IV, LLC
1213196	Tower	275 ft	2001	Knoxville	STC Two LLC
1012832	Lattice tower	268 ft	1995	Knoxville	SBA Properties, LLC
1050372	Tower	266 ft	1986	Knoxville	KNOX COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT
1053003	Lattice tower	265 ft	1998	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1207623	Lattice tower	261 ft	1999	Knoxville	American Towers, LLC
1236124	Tower	261 ft	2002	Knoxville	STC Two LLC
1214056	Tower	260 ft	2000	Marbledale	STC Two LLC
1226718	Tower	260 ft	2001	Karns	Crown Communication LLC
1065605	Lattice tower	259 ft	1999	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1218634	Tower	259 ft	2000	Corryton	CCATT LLC
1284545	Lattice tower	258 ft	2012	Corryton	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1044294	Other or unspecified	257 ft	1928	Knoxville	VB Nimbus, LLC
1044295	Other or unspecified	257 ft	1928	Knoxville	VB Nimbus, LLC
1044296	Other or unspecified	257 ft	1928	Knoxville	VB Nimbus, LLC
1059933	Lattice tower	256 ft	1998	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1033773	Tower	255 ft	1997	Knoxville	STC Two LLC
1033774	Tower	255 ft	1998	Knoxville	STC Two LLC
1034192	Lattice tower	255 ft	1997	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1041606	Lattice tower	255 ft	1996	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1202126	Lattice tower	255 ft	1999	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1277112	Lattice tower	250 ft	2011	Knoxville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1225430	Tower	228 ft	2001	Knoxville	Crown Communication LLC
1260195	Tower	223 ft	2007	Knoxville	STC Two LLC
1042997	Tower	222 ft	1998	Knoxville	American Towers, LLC
1055860	Lattice tower	222 ft	1998	Corryton	SBA Towers, LLC
1056252	On a building	222 ft	1982	Knoxville	MCI Communications Services LLC
1029445	Tower	215 ft	1997	Knoxville	Private owner (name withheld)
1041417	Lattice tower	213 ft	2002	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1000295	Tower	200 ft	1989	Knoxville	Private owner (name withheld)
1044523	Tower	200 ft	1998	Powell	American Towers, LLC
1215703	Tower	200 ft	2000	Knoxville	STC Two LLC
1230336	Tower	200 ft	2001	Knoxville	Crown Atlantic Company, LLC
1033776	Mast	199 ft	1994	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1063650	Monopole	199 ft	1998	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1063651	Monopole	199 ft	1998	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1065606	Monopole	199 ft	1999	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1202138	Monopole	199 ft	1999	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1207203	Other or unspecified	199 ft	1999	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1228019	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2001	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1233100	Monopole	199 ft	2002	Inskip	SBA Properties, LLC
1233849	Lattice tower	199 ft	2002	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1239195	Lattice tower	199 ft	2012	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1270754	Lattice tower	199 ft	2009	Strawberry Plains	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1274554	Pole	199 ft	2010	Blaine	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1277518	Lattice tower	199 ft	2011	Knoxville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1296293	Monopole	199 ft	2016	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1328087	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Knoxville	Vogue Tower Partners, LLC
1033777	Mast	198 ft	1995	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1036514	Tower	198 ft	1992	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1037157	Mast	198 ft	1994	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1038425	Pole	198 ft	1994	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1233318	Lattice tower	198 ft	2002	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1246581	Pole	198 ft	2006	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1040659	Pole	197 ft	1991	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1261469	Pole	197 ft	2008	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1028510	Lattice tower	195 ft	1997	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1262606	Monopole	194 ft	2008	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1057562	On a building	193 ft	1953	Knoxville	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1041428	Lattice tower	192 ft	1990	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1012406	Mast	190 ft	1995	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1041720	Other or unspecified	190 ft	1994	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1041721	Other or unspecified	190 ft	1993	Boyds Creek	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1205797	Monopole	190 ft	2000	Knoxville	SBA Properties, LLC
1235709	On a building	190 ft	2003	Knoxville	Private owner (name withheld)
1262868	Tower	190 ft	2008	Knoxville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1262994	Tower	190 ft	2008	Knoxville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1271201	Monopole	190 ft	2009	Knoxville	SBA Towers III LLC
1262713	Monopole	189 ft	2009	Knoxville	SBA Towers III LLC
1029318	Lattice tower	188 ft	1997	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1221611	Monopole	188 ft	1999	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1201951	Lattice tower	186 ft	1999	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1226212	Monopole	186 ft	2001	Knoxville	SBA Towers, LLC
1010128	Pole	185 ft	1998	Lake Forest	Crown Castle South LLC
1037154	Tower	185 ft	1993	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1332029	Monopole	184 ft	2026	Knoxville	TowerCom VI-C, LLC
1037163	Tower	182 ft	2008	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1222768	Monopole	182 ft	2001	Knoxville	SBA Towers, LLC
1230949	Monopole	181 ft	2001	Knoxville	SBA Towers, LLC
1033775	Tower	180 ft	1994	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1055601	Tower	180 ft	2001	Knoxville	OAK RIDGE COMMUNICATIONS AND TELEPHONE
1236800	Lattice tower	180 ft	2001	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1270785	Tower	180 ft	2010	Knoxville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1299709	Monopole	180 ft	2016	Knoxville	StratCap Wireless Group
1010125	Pole	179 ft	1998	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1010129	Tower	176 ft	1998	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1240217	Lattice tower	175 ft	2003	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1010131	Pole	172 ft	1996	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1279833	Tower	172 ft	2011	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1010120	Pole	170 ft	1996	Knoxville	BELLSOUTH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = BELLSOUTH MOBILITY DCS
1042015	Other or unspecified	170 ft	1985	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1278872	Monopole	168 ft	2011	Knoxville	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1010126	Monopole	166 ft	1996	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1043646	Pole	165 ft	1995	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1296633	Tree / stealth	165 ft	2016	Farragut	American Towers LLC
1299085	Monopole	165 ft	2016	Knoxville	TowerCom VI, LLC
1326168	Monopole	165 ft	2024	Farragut	Vogue Tower Partners, LLC
1010359	Tower	164 ft	1996	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1227177	Monopole	164 ft	1997	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1246018	Pole	163 ft	2005	Powell	CCATT LLC
1037159	Guyed tower	161 ft	1994	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1037153	Tower	160 ft	1994	Knoxville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1041723	Other or unspecified	160 ft	2001	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1268319	Tower	160 ft	2010	Knoxville	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1242989	Tower	159 ft	2004	Knoxville	SBA Towers III LLC
1262302	Pole	157 ft	2008	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1031341	Other or unspecified	155 ft	1997	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1299478	Monopole	155 ft	2017	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1320986	Monopole	155 ft	2022	Knoxville	TowerCom VI, LLC
1316616	Monopole	154 ft	2021	Powell	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1300157	Lattice tower	151 ft	2017	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1010121	Pole	149 ft	1996	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1256263	Tower	148 ft	1989	Knoxville	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1259532	On a building	148 ft	2007	Powell	Saint Marys Health Systems - North
1010132	Monopole	141 ft	2024	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1257016	Monopole	140 ft	2011	Knoxville	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1043664	Monopole	137 ft	1996	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1010124	Pole	132 ft	2008	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1227161	Lattice tower	130 ft	2001	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1320238	Monopole	130 ft	2021	Mascot	VB BTS II, LLC
1010130	Pole	127 ft	2009	Knoxville	Crown Castle South LLC
1211776	Tower	125 ft	1998	Knoxville	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1252847	Tower	125 ft	2006	Knoxville	American Towers LLC
1264589	Pole	124 ft	2008	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1312856	Monopole	124 ft	2020	Knoxville	Cellco Partnership
1050374	Tower	118 ft	1988	Knoxville	KNOX COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT
1263622	Pole	115 ft	2009	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1057480	Tower	114 ft	1997	Park City	American Towers, LLC
1327330	Monopole	114 ft	2024	Knoxville	Communications Tower Group LLC
1042446	Other or unspecified	110 ft	1996	Knoxville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1233837	Tower	105 ft	1991	Knoxville	B & G PROPERTIES
1211938	Tower	103 ft	2001	Knoxville	Nexstar Media Inc.
1287470	On a building	100 ft	1952	Knoxville	Fulton High School, Knox County Schools
1322786	Monopole	99 ft	2022	Powell	Southern Towers BTS, LP
1278498	Pole	63 ft	2012	Knoxville	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1298518	Monopole	63 ft	2012	Knoxville	Norfolk Southern Railway Company
1317685	Pole	43 ft	2021	Knoxville	Cellco Partnership
1316763	Other or unspecified	40 ft	2020	Newcom	Cellco Partnership
1317771	Pole	40 ft	2021	Knoxville	Cellco Partnership
1325002	Pole	40 ft	2023	Knoxville	Cellco Partnership
1217896	Tower	30 ft	1989	Knoxville	State of Tennessee Department of Transportation Aeronautics
1251300	On a building	30 ft	2006	Knoxville	Norfolk Southern Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Knox 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), Hamilton County (161), 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.