Cell towers in Howard County, TX

The FCC registry lists 55 constructed antenna structures in Howard County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 33 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 8 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 18 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 55
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 247 ft) 257 ft

Structures

rank 81 of 254 in TX

Most common type

Tower

42% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Howard County

33 different registrants own the 55 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.

Constructed structures in Howard County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 257 feet, close to the Texas median of 247 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Big Spring at 499 feet, built in 2023. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Howard 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
1055398	Guyed tower	499 ft	2023	Big Spring	Occidental Petroleum Corporation
1201363	Tower	499 ft	2000	Big Spring	Sierra Towers Inc.
1055400	Guyed tower	493 ft	1990	Big Spring	American Towers LLC
1055402	Tower	449 ft	1978	Big Spring	Howard County Volunteer Fire Department
1049884	Tower	439 ft	1980	Big Spring	Private owner (name withheld)
1056699	Tower	417 ft	1973	Vealmoor	WTG Gas Processing, LLC
1321611	Guyed tower	410 ft	2022	Big Spring	Howard County Sheriff's Office
1047702	Tower	393 ft	1994	Big Spring	Rhattigan Broadcasting (Texas) LLC
1024007	Guyed tower	360 ft	1994	Big Spring	Alltel Corporation
1040261	Guyed tower	355 ft	1967	Big Spring	American Towers LLC
1054062	Tower	343 ft	1982	Coahoma	Private owner (name withheld)
1048996	Tower	333 ft	1962	Vincent	Private owner (name withheld)
1231770	Tower	313 ft	2002	Big Spring	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1232939	Tower	310 ft	2002	Big Spring	CCTM1 LLC
1232955	Tower	310 ft	2002	Morita	SBA Towers II LLC
1232961	Guyed tower	310 ft	2002	Big Spring	SBA Towers II LLC
1232968	Guyed tower	310 ft	2002	Big Spring	SBA Towers II LLC
1232972	Tower	310 ft	2002	Coahoma	CCTM1 LLC
1302846	Guyed tower	310 ft	2020	Big Spring	Occidental Petroleum Corporation
1331992	Lattice tower	310 ft	2026	Big Spring	The Towers, LLC
1048952	Other or unspecified	303 ft	1962	Ackerly	American Towers LLC
1290320	Lattice tower	300 ft	2014	Big Spring	Alltel Corporation
1242684	Tower	298 ft	2005	Big Spring	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1210401	Tower	280 ft	2000	Big Spring	Lone Star NGL LLC
1227381	Guyed tower	278 ft	2001	Coahoma	American Towers LLC
1230737	Tower	276 ft	2001	Big Spring	American Towers LLC
1053491	Guyed tower	274 ft	1993	Big Spring	Oncor License Holdings Company, LLC
1202734	Guyed tower	257 ft	1999	Big Spring	CCATT LLC
1307836	Lattice tower	254 ft	2019	Big Spring	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1048654	Guyed tower	250 ft	2020	Big Spring	COLORADO RIVER MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
1279325	Tower	249 ft	2011	Big Spring	Big Spring Amateur Radio Club
1249185	Tower	248 ft	2005	Big Spring	CCATT LLC
1225593	Tower	246 ft	2010	Big Spring	American Towers, LLC
1249181	Tower	245 ft	2008	Big Spring	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1308419	Lattice tower	236 ft	2019	Big Spring	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1257439	Guyed tower	230 ft	2007	Forsan	K2 Towers III, LLC
1314159	Lattice tower	230 ft	2021	Big Spring	Colorado River Municipal Water District
1051604	Lattice tower	218 ft	1997	Forsan	Enterprise Products Operating, LLC
1050562	Tower	203 ft	1989	Forsan	Citation Oil & Gas Corp.
1260994	Lattice tower	199 ft	2007	Big Spring	American Towers LLC
1227229	Tower	195 ft	2012	Big Springs	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1281728	Lattice tower	194 ft	1999	Big Spring	CCATT LLC
1301196	Monopole	170 ft	2016	Big Springs	Atmos Energy
1024009	Monopole	166 ft	1996	Big Spring	Alltel Corporation
1065555	Lattice tower	162 ft	1999	Big Spring	CCATT LLC
1050846	Tower	159 ft	1961	Big Spring	WesTex Towers
1305772	Monopole	155 ft	2018	Big Spring	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1307522	Monopole	155 ft	2019	Big Spring	Crown Castle Towers 09
1254125	Tower	130 ft	2006	Big Spring	Alltel Corporation
1318558	Monopole	95 ft	2021	Big Spring	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1317954	Monopole	83 ft	2022	Big Spring	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1276030	Tower	56 ft	2011	Big Spring	Howard County Sheriffs Office
1262461	On a building	41 ft	2008	Big Spring	CITY OF BIG SPRING TEXAS
1309374	Lattice tower	40 ft	2019	Big Spring	Howard County Sheriff's Office
1232790	Mast	33 ft	2003	Big Spring	Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport

If you have a tower lease in Howard 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: Robertson County (57), Waller County (57), Erath County (55), Cooke County (54), San Patricio County (53).

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.