Cell towers in Unicoi County, TN

The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Unicoi County, 0% of Tennessee's 3,746. American Tower owns 4 of them (36%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 11
2Tallest 358 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 253 ft) 274 ft

Structures

rank 85 of 95 in TN

Most common type

Lattice tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

73% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

45% built then

Who owns the towers in Unicoi County

8 different registrants own the 11 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 Unicoi County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 274 feet, 21 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 Erwin at 358 feet, built in 1978. More than in any other decade, 45% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Unicoi 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
1043679	Tower	358 ft	1978	Erwin	WEMB, INC.
1279153	Lattice tower	344 ft	2011	Erwin	American Towers LLC
1247950	Mast	310 ft	2006	Flag Pond	Cellco Partnership
1033316	Tower	285 ft	1998	Erwin	Crown Castle South LLC
1283178	Lattice tower	283 ft	2013	Erwin	American Towers LLC
1279689	Lattice tower	274 ft	2013	Flag Pond	American Towers LLC
1240639	Tower	260 ft	2005	Erwin	Alltel Corporation
1268562	Lattice tower	260 ft	2009	Erwin	American Towers LLC
1235833	Lattice tower	199 ft	2000	Erwin	SBA Towers, LLC
1269265	Monopole	154 ft	2009	Unicoi	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1037112	Tower	116 ft	1993	Chestoa	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Unicoi 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: Grainger County (12), Sequatchie County (12), Meigs County (11), Van Buren County (10).

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.