Tennessee / Sumner County

#14 of 95 TN counties · 56 structures

Cell towers in Sumner County, TN

The FCC registry lists 56 constructed antenna structures in Sumner County, 1% of Tennessee's 3,746. Ownership is spread across 32 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 15 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 30 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 56
  2. 2Tallest 500 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 253 ft) 200 ft
Structures
56
rank 14 of 95 in TN
Most common type
Tower
41% of structures
Over 200 feet
27
48% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
43% built then

Who owns the towers in Sumner County

32 different registrants own the 56 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.

Crown Castle15SBA Communications10STC Five LLC5American Tower5TENNHILLS PRODUCTIONS BROADC1Capitol Broadcasting Corpora1MIDWESTERN GAS TRANSMISSION 1Tennessee Gas Company LLC1
Constructed structures in Sumner County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, 53 feet shorter than the Tennessee median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Gallatin at 500 feet, built in 2017. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 1990s.

Tower23Lattice tower12Monopole10Mast4Guyed tower4Pole1Water tank1Other or unspecified1
Structures in Sumner County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s11980s241990s192000s62010s42020s
Structures in Sumner 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
1041307Guyed tower500 ft2017GallatinCapitol Broadcasting Corporation
1229976Tower407 ft2001PortlandCrown Castle South LLC
1037947Tower298 ft1994GallatinCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1038118Tower298 ft1995PortlandCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1031485Mast290 ft1995GoodlettsvilleCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1038111Tower290 ft2009PortlandCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1043375Tower290 ft1995GoodletsvilleCrown Castle South LLC
1214483Lattice tower290 ft2001BethpageSBA Towers VII, LLC
1268071Guyed tower286 ft2009CottontownAmerican Towers LLC
1044555Tower276 ft1964PortlandMIDWESTERN GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY
1058807Guyed tower275 ft1984PortlandTennessee Gas Company LLC
1288462Lattice tower270 ft2014White HouseTN Dept of Safety Communications
1230098Lattice tower265 ft2001HendersonvilleSBA Properties, LLC
1311946Lattice tower265 ft2019BethpageTowerCom VI, LLC
1231149Tower260 ft2001GellatinAmerican Towers LLC
1251647Tower260 ft2007BethpageSBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1001509Tower257 ft1996GoodletsvilleSTC Five LLC
1042465Tower257 ft2008NashvilleSTC Five LLC
1246031Mast256 ft2005HendersonvilleCCATT LLC
1024119Tower255 ft1947GallatinTENNHILLS PRODUCTIONS BROADCASTING, LLC
1204803Lattice tower255 ft2000Castalian SpringsSBA Towers VII, LLC
1256355Lattice tower255 ft2006GoodlettsvilleSBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1043384Lattice tower253 ft1995HendersonvilleCrown Castle South LLC
1256354Lattice tower247 ft2006PortlandSBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1007567Tower234 ft1997GallatinCrown Castle South LLC
1054989Mast213 ft2008HendersonvilleCrown Castle South LLC
1055886Tower210 ft1998GoodlettsvilleCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1002238Tower200 ft1997GallatinSTC Five LLC
1223950Monopole200 ft2001GallatinAmerican Towers, LLC
1314050Monopole199 ft2020HendersonvilleVogue Tower Partners
1201547Lattice tower198 ft1999CottontownSBA Properties, LLC
1201615Tower195 ft1999WestmorelandSBA Properties, LLC
1208877Tower195 ft1999GallatinSBA Properties, LLC
1326763Lattice tower195 ft2024PortlandCUMBERLAND ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
1313862Monopole190 ft2022PortlandTowerCo 2013 LLC
1312276Monopole189 ft2019PortlandCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1226046Tower180 ft1998HendersonvilleCity of Hendersonville
1229968Monopole180 ft2001PortlandSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1258356Monopole180 ft2007GoodlettsvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1289482Lattice tower180 ft2005HendersonvilleUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1301424Lattice tower180 ft2017PortlandCounty of Sumner
1057492Monopole170 ft1997HendersonvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1043362Pole161 ft1995GallatinCrown Castle South LLC
1060756Tower160 ft1999GallatinCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1038110Mast155 ft1995HendersonvilleCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1061923Guyed tower153 ft1999GallatinCLASSIC BROADCASTING, INC.
1037950Monopole152 ft1992HendersonvilleCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1209325Tower152 ft1998HendersonvilleHendersonville Utility District
1064767Water tank138 ft1998PortlandPORTLAND, CITY OF
1011633Tower132 ft1997GallatinSTC Five LLC
1203677Tower118 ft2000PortlandSTC Five LLC
1301563Monopole100 ft2019GallatinCellco Partnership
1308602Monopole94 ft2020GallatinVB BTS, ll, LLC
1222782Other or unspecified53 ft2002GallatinState of Tennessee, Department of Transportation
1206067Tower33 ft1991GallatinState of Tennessee, Department of Transportation, Aeronautics
1224630Tower33 ft1993PortlandSTATE OF TENN DEPT OF TRANS AERONAUTIC

If you have a tower lease in Sumner 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: Wilson County (57), Blount County (56), Cumberland County (56), Greene County (52), Giles County (49).

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.