Tower Landlord

Texas / Starr County

#89 of 254 TX counties · 52 structures

Cell towers in Starr County, TX

The FCC registry lists 52 constructed antenna structures in Starr County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 29 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 9 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 23 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 52
  2. 2Tallest 1916 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 247 ft) 310 ft
Structures
52
rank 89 of 254 in TX
Most common type
Tower
46% of structures
Over 200 feet
43
83% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
44% built then

Who owns the towers in Starr County

29 different registrants own the 52 structures. 2 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.

Crown Castle9American Tower7SBA Communications7Verizon4SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERA3STC Five LLC2Private owners2VB-S1 Assets, LLC2
Constructed structures in Starr County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 63 feet taller than the Texas median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Rio Grande City at 1916 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

Tower24Guyed tower13Lattice tower9Monopole4Mast2
Structures in Starr County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11980s111990s232000s142010s32020s
Structures in Starr 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
1056488Tower1916 ft1999Rio Grande CityTelemundo Rio Grande Valley, LLC
1062610Guyed tower510 ft1998Rio Grande CitySBA GC Towers, LLC
1053955Lattice tower499 ft2014Rio Grande CityRadio Bilingue
1043259Guyed tower497 ft1998Rio Grande CityAmerican Towers LLC
1050597Guyed tower495 ft1994Santa ElenaCCATT LLC
1059201Tower492 ft1999Rio Grande CityCCATT LLC
1051591Guyed tower481 ft1994Rio Grande CitySBA Towers X, LLC
1270462Guyed tower480 ft2010Rio Grande CityStarr County Sheriff's Office
1201367Tower466 ft1980Rio Grande CityLodico Electronic Service
1305781Guyed tower449 ft2018RomaRio Grande Bible Institute, Inc.
1303478Guyed tower420 ft2018Rio Grande CityEnterprise Products Operating, LLC
1262893Guyed tower418 ft2008RomaSBA GC Towers, LLC
1050594Tower400 ft2008Rio Grande CityCCATT LLC
1277507Tower361 ft2011EscobaresChristian Ministries of the Valley, Inc.
1308698Lattice tower346 ft2020Rio Grande CityPrivate owner (name withheld)
1055916Tower340 ft2006RomaTVT III, LLC
1048041Tower334 ft1996San IsidroTEXAS RSA 19 TOWER HOLDINGS, L.P.
1310285Guyed tower325 ft2019San IsidroTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1207553Tower320 ft1999FalconPinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1250812Tower320 ft2006Rio Grande CitySOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1010013Tower319 ft1997La GloriaTexas, State of
1216696Tower318 ft2000Rio Grande CityAmerican Towers LLC
1218662Lattice tower311 ft2000Rio Grande CityCellco Partnership
1227179Tower310 ft2001San IsidroSBA Towers, LLC
1271851Guyed tower310 ft2010Rio Grande CityAmerican Towers LLC
1309032Lattice tower310 ft2019Rio Grande CityUniti Towers LLC
1326953Lattice tower310 ft2024Rio Grande CityCellco Partnership
1297102Guyed tower309 ft2017Rio Grande CitySOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1242877Mast306 ft2005Rio Grande CityCCATT LLC
1235738Tower305 ft2002RomaCellco Partnership
1271879Guyed tower305 ft2010San ElenaAmerican Towers LLC
1247107Guyed tower303 ft2005RomaCCATT LLC
1232881Tower300 ft2002El SauzPrivate owner (name withheld)
1270457Tower300 ft2009RomaCity of Roma Police Department
1060341Lattice tower295 ft1999Alto BonitoAmerican Towers LLC
1265394Tower295 ft2009Rio Grande CityCellco Partnership
1242972Mast292 ft2004Rio Grande CityCCATT LLC
1267223Tower279 ft2009Rio Grande CityAmerican Towers LLC
1200306Tower275 ft1999RomaCrown Communication LLC
1250794Tower271 ft2006San RamonSOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1206937Tower260 ft2004RomaSTC Five LLC
1227199Tower260 ft2002La GloriaSTC Five LLC
1242876Lattice tower257 ft2005Rio Grande CityCCATT LLC
1324930Lattice tower199 ft2023Rio Grande PartyVTX Communications
1250425Tower195 ft2006Rio Grande CityTexas, State of, Texas Dept. of Transportation
1330381Lattice tower195 ft2019StarrVTX Communications, LLC
1307871Monopole175 ft2018Rio Grande CityAmerican Towers LLC
1303039Monopole170 ft2017Rio Grande CityVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1309861Monopole163 ft2017Rio Grande CityVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1258686Tower129 ft2007Rio Grande CitySBA Towers II LLC
1258685Monopole124 ft2007EscobaresSBA Towers II LLC
1255314Tower90 ft2006Roma-Los SaenzSBA Towers II LLC

If you have a tower lease in Starr 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: Chambers County (52), Colorado County (52), Hale County (52), Tyler County (52), Reeves County (51).

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.