Tennessee / McMinn County
#18 of 95 TN counties · 48 structures
Cell towers in McMinn County, TN
The FCC registry lists 48 constructed antenna structures in McMinn County, 1% of Tennessee's 3,746. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 9 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 22 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 48
- 2Tallest 410 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 253 ft) 259 ft
Who owns the towers in McMinn County
21 different registrants own the 48 structures. 3 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 259 feet, close to the Tennessee median of 253 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Athens at 410 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1050370 | Guyed tower | 410 ft | 1997 | Athens | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1312595 | Guyed tower | 379 ft | 2020 | Riceville | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1306865 | Guyed tower | 362 ft | 2018 | Athens | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1043012 | Tower | 349 ft | 2009 | Athens | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1210935 | Tower | 320 ft | 2000 | Etowah | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1212554 | Lattice tower | 314 ft | 2000 | Englewood | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1223002 | Lattice tower | 312 ft | 2000 | Niota | American Towers LLC |
| 1326474 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2023 | Calhoun | VB BTS, ll, LLC |
| 1041622 | Lattice tower | 290 ft | 2021 | Sweetwater | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1051832 | Tower | 290 ft | 1998 | Riceville | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1054253 | Tower | 290 ft | 1998 | Riceville | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1048283 | Lattice tower | 283 ft | 1998 | Englewood | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1043651 | Mast | 282 ft | 2009 | Niota | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1043666 | Tower | 282 ft | 2006 | Athens | Crown Castle South LLC |
| 1057835 | Lattice tower | 279 ft | 1998 | Athens | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1039331 | Lattice tower | 266 ft | 1998 | Athens | American Towers LLC |
| 1039330 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 1998 | Athens | American Towers LLC |
| 1298218 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2016 | Athens | Cellco Partnership |
| 1325170 | Lattice tower | 264 ft | 2024 | Calhoun | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1063182 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 1999 | Niota | American Towers LLC |
| 1303424 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2019 | Decatur | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1328267 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2024 | Athens | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1048768 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 1998 | Calhoun | American Towers LLC |
| 1281247 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2013 | Sweetwater | American Towers LLC |
| 1302933 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2018 | Niota | Cellco Partnership |
| 1048767 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 1998 | Riceville | American Towers LLC |
| 1044498 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 1998 | Athens | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1287331 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2013 | Niota | American Towers LLC |
| 1326537 | Lattice tower | 240 ft | 2024 | Etowah | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1037106 | Guyed tower | 236 ft | 1992 | Athens | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1300907 | Lattice tower | 230 ft | 2017 | Athens | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1287379 | Guyed tower | 205 ft | 2016 | Englewood | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1032041 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 1997 | Englewood | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1295403 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2016 | Etowah | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1295534 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2015 | Englewood | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1311570 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2019 | Etowah | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1315200 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2020 | Calhoun | TowerCom VI, LLC |
| 1318463 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2026 | Englewood | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1331653 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2026 | Athens | Vogue Towers II, LLC |
| 1267105 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2009 | Athens | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1041568 | Tower | 191 ft | 1992 | Athens | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1264538 | Tower | 189 ft | 1994 | Athens | Pinnacle Towers Asset Holding LLC |
| 1041632 | Lattice tower | 188 ft | 1992 | Athens | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1030834 | Tower | 145 ft | 1962 | Athens | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| 1273125 | Tower | 118 ft | 2010 | Athens | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1305017 | Monopole | 104 ft | 2019 | Athens | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1316459 | Lattice tower | 100 ft | 2020 | Etowah | Dalton Communications Inc. |
| 1217890 | Tower | 30 ft | 1989 | Athens | State of Tennessee Department of Transportation Aeronautics |
If you have a tower lease in McMinn 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: Greene County (52), Giles County (49), Putnam County (49), Obion County (47), Gibson County (46).
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.