Texas / Shackelford County
#206 of 254 TX counties · 17 structures
Cell towers in Shackelford County, TX
The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Shackelford County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 5 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 17
- 2Tallest 503 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 247 ft) 280 ft
Who owns the towers in Shackelford County
13 different registrants own the 17 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 280 feet, 33 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 Albany at 503 feet, built in 2016. More than in any other decade, 18% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1048785 | Guyed tower | 503 ft | 2016 | Albany | American Towers LLC |
| 1048174 | Tower | 502 ft | 1997 | Albany | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1053487 | Guyed tower | 364 ft | 1991 | Albany | Oncor License Holdings Company, LLC |
| 1275086 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2010 | Moran | American Towers LLC |
| 1326619 | Guyed tower | 342 ft | 2024 | Albany | WESTEX TOWERS, INC |
| 1265560 | Tower | 320 ft | 2008 | Albany | American Towers LLC |
| 1327759 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2026 | Moran | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1060726 | Tower | 300 ft | 1972 | Albany | SHACKELFORD, COUNTY OF |
| 1219062 | Tower | 280 ft | 1972 | Albany | Shackelford County |
| 1248703 | Tower | 254 ft | 2006 | Impact | Alltel Corporation |
| 1307677 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2019 | Albany | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1211581 | Guyed tower | 231 ft | 1999 | Albany | American Towers LLC |
| 1054767 | Lattice tower | 221 ft | 1962 | Albany | American Towers LLC |
| 1056272 | Tower | 208 ft | 1985 | Albany | WesTex Towers Inc |
| 1329521 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2025 | Abilene | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1051297 | Tower | 105 ft | 1982 | Albany | Texas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation |
| 1262373 | Pole | 100 ft | 2008 | Albany | Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Shackelford 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: Culberson County (17), Hansford County (17), Lynn County (17), Wilbarger County (17), Collingsworth County (16).
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.