Tennessee / Roane County

#26 of 95 TN counties · 41 structures

Cell towers in Roane County, TN

The FCC registry lists 41 constructed antenna structures in Roane County, 1% of Tennessee's 3,746. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 11 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 23 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 41
  2. 2Tallest 404 ft
  3. 3Largest owner SBA Communications
  4. 4Median height (state 253 ft) 282 ft
Structures
41
rank 26 of 95 in TN
Most common type
Lattice tower
46% of structures
Over 200 feet
32
78% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
46% built then

Who owns the towers in Roane County

22 different registrants own the 41 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

SBA Communications11Crown Castle8Array Digital Infrastructure6American Tower4Verizon2STC Two LLC2Norfolk Southern1Private owners1
Constructed structures in Roane County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 282 feet, 29 feet taller than the Tennessee median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Kingston at 404 feet, built in 2009. More than in any other decade, 46% were built in the 1990s.

Lattice tower19Tower13Pole3Mast2Other or unspecified2Guyed tower1Monopole1
Structures in Roane County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11980s191990s172000s42010s
Structures in Roane 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1260234Tower404 ft2009KingstonProgressive Media Inc.
1215966Other or unspecified325 ft2000Oak RidgeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1218549Lattice tower325 ft2001Oak RidgeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1276034Tower320 ft2012RockwoodTennessee, State of
1227024Lattice tower312 ft2001HarrimanAmerican Towers LLC
1223632Lattice tower308 ft2000RockwoodAmerican Towers LLC
1033778Mast299 ft1995HarrimanCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1040658Pole293 ft1994KingstonCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1036041Other or unspecified290 ft1998KingstonAmerican Towers, LLC
1041609Lattice tower290 ft1993Oak RidgeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1042010Lattice tower290 ft1991KingstonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1051168Lattice tower290 ft1998KingstonSBA Sites, LLC
1206766Lattice tower290 ft2000Oak RidgeSBA Properties, LLC
1212347Lattice tower290 ft2001RockwoodSBA Towers, LLC
1215647Lattice tower290 ft2000KingstonSBA Towers, LLC
1224682Lattice tower290 ft2001PhiladelphiaSBA Properties, LLC
1231189Tower290 ft2009KingstonCrown Communication LLC
1058628Guyed tower288 ft1991Oliver SpringsSBA Towers, LLC
1058516Lattice tower283 ft1999HarrimanSBA Towers, LLC
1224683Lattice tower283 ft2001KingstonSBA Properties, LLC
1240033Tower282 ft1980Rockwood3B Properties, Inc.
1051833Lattice tower280 ft1998HarrimanSBA Towers, LLC
1203077Tower265 ft1999HarrimanSBA Towers, LLC
1261385Lattice tower265 ft2008HarrimanARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1302840Lattice tower259 ft2018PhiladelphiaCellco Partnership
1043656Mast256 ft2009Poplar SpringsCrown Castle South LLC
1208787Tower256 ft1999RockwoodSTC Two LLC
1258998Lattice tower256 ft2007Oak RidgeCCATT LLC
1032426Lattice tower255 ft1997RockwoodARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1205834Tower255 ft1999Roane CountySTC Two LLC
1287164Lattice tower255 ft2013KingstonAmerican Towers LLC
1051835Lattice tower247 ft1998HarrimanSBA Sites, LLC
1226750Tower199 ft2001Oak RidgePinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1239862Tower194 ft2011RockwoodRockwood Electric Utility
1037082Pole185 ft1991RockwoodCellco Partnership
1033731Pole183 ft1998RockwoodCrown Castle South LLC
1035589Tower92 ft1992RockwoodPrivate owner (name withheld)
1223636Tower92 ft1998HarrimanPinnacle Towers LLC
1030607Tower86 ft1998RockwoodNorfolk Southern Corporation
1289478Monopole70 ft2005Oak RidgeUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1238258Tower49 ft2009RockwoodRoane County E911

If you have a tower lease in Roane 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: Bradley County (44), Coffee County (43), Maury County (42), Monroe County (40), Robertson County (40).

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.