Cell towers in Sterling County, TX

The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Sterling County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 3 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 11
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 247 ft) 320 ft

Structures

rank 238 of 254 in TX

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

100% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

64% built then

Who owns the towers in Sterling County

9 different registrants own the 11 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 320 feet, 73 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 Sterling City at 499 feet, built in 1972. Most 64% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Sterling 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
1041535	Tower	499 ft	1972	Sterling City	Wilbur L. Anderson, Inc.
1046251	Guyed tower	482 ft	2008	Sterling City	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1030251	Guyed tower	407 ft	1994	Sterling City	Alltel Corporation
1311579	Lattice tower	346 ft	2020	Sterling City	Private owner (name withheld)
1049840	Tower	325 ft	1994	Sterling City	American Towers LLC
1230862	Tower	320 ft	2001	Sterling City	SBA Towers II LLC
1237202	Tower	310 ft	2002	Sterling City	T-Mobile West Tower LLC
1228040	Guyed tower	308 ft	2001	Sterling City	SBA Towers II LLC
1232962	Guyed tower	305 ft	2002	Sterling City	SBA Towers II LLC
1267894	Tower	279 ft	2009	Sterling City	E.ON Climate and Renewables North America, Inc.
1208188	Tower	220 ft	2000	Sterling City	Sterling, County of

If you have a tower lease in Sterling 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: Bailey County (11), Dickens County (11), Fisher County (11), Briscoe County (10), Jeff Davis 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.