Texas / Frio County
#118 of 254 TX counties · 39 structures
Cell towers in Frio County, TX
The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Frio County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 9 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 17 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 39
- 2Tallest 858 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 247 ft) 303 ft
Who owns the towers in Frio County
17 different registrants own the 39 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 303 feet, 56 feet taller than the Texas median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Persall at 858 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1224979 | Guyed tower | 858 ft | 2003 | Persall | American Towers LLC |
| 1053859 | Tower | 500 ft | 1993 | Pearsall | American Towers LLC |
| 1049657 | Tower | 499 ft | 2001 | Pearsall | CCATT LLC |
| 1048206 | Guyed tower | 458 ft | 2011 | Dilley | American Towers LLC |
| 1308448 | Lattice tower | 346 ft | 2020 | Bigfoot | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1304836 | Lattice tower | 341 ft | 2018 | Dilley | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1320269 | Lattice tower | 340 ft | 2021 | Pearsall | American Towers LLC |
| 1304672 | Lattice tower | 330 ft | 2018 | Moore | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1061694 | Tower | 310 ft | 1998 | Moore | OpenLink Partners LLC |
| 1292471 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 1996 | Pearsall | Cellco Partnership |
| 1325200 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2023 | Pearsall | VB BTS V, LLC |
| 1245732 | Tower | 309 ft | 2005 | Pearsall | CCATT LLC |
| 1200190 | Tower | 307 ft | 1999 | Pearsall | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1061692 | Tower | 306 ft | 1998 | Pearsall | American Towers LLC |
| 1061693 | Guyed tower | 306 ft | 1998 | Moore | American Towers LLC |
| 1249423 | Mast | 306 ft | 2005 | Pearsall | CCATT LLC |
| 1232511 | Tower | 305 ft | 2002 | Pearsall | Cellco Partnership |
| 1235137 | Tower | 305 ft | 2002 | Dilley | Cellco Partnership |
| 1251367 | Tower | 305 ft | 2006 | Pearsall | Grande River Technology Group, Inc. |
| 1062689 | Guyed tower | 303 ft | 1999 | Dilley | American Towers LLC |
| 1201314 | Tower | 280 ft | 1964 | Dilley | SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC |
| 1250384 | Tower | 280 ft | 2006 | Artesia Wells | SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC |
| 1212111 | Tower | 277 ft | 1970 | Pearsall | FRIO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT |
| 1218505 | Guyed tower | 275 ft | 2000 | Dilley | CCATT LLC |
| 1232467 | Tower | 275 ft | 2002 | Moore | Cellco Partnership |
| 1324593 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2023 | Bigfoot | VB BTS V, LLC |
| 1211158 | Tower | 257 ft | 1999 | Moore | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1214856 | Tower | 257 ft | 1999 | Pearsall | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1050992 | Other or unspecified | 253 ft | 1976 | Dilley | American Towers LLC |
| 1061691 | Guyed tower | 252 ft | 1998 | Pearsall | OpenLink Partners LLC |
| 1293681 | Lattice tower | 221 ft | 2015 | Moore | 52 Eighty Partners, LLC |
| 1293544 | Lattice tower | 211 ft | 2015 | Moore | 52Eighty, LLC |
| 1303592 | Guyed tower | 206 ft | 1995 | Dilley | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1222215 | Tower | 199 ft | 1999 | Dilley | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1250749 | Tower | 150 ft | 2005 | Dilley | Grande River Technology Group, Inc. |
| 1292457 | Monopole | 140 ft | 2014 | Pearsal | American Towers LLC |
| 1238682 | Tower | 125 ft | 2004 | Dilley | TEXAS A & M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY |
| 1256517 | Tower | 80 ft | 2008 | Dilley | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1305707 | Monopole | 60 ft | 2018 | Pearsall | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
If you have a tower lease in Frio 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 Texas with similar tower counts: Brewster County (40), Kendall County (40), Uvalde County (40), Live Oak County (39), Rockwall County (39).
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.