Texas / Winkler County
#231 of 254 TX counties · 13 structures
Cell towers in Winkler County, TX
The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Winkler County, 0% of Texas's 14,607. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 3 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 13
- 2Tallest 1080 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 247 ft) 305 ft
Who owns the towers in Winkler County
12 different registrants own the 13 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 305 feet, 58 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 Winkler at 1080 feet, built in 1985. More than in any other decade, 46% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1056655 | Tower | 1080 ft | 1985 | Winkler | KWES Television, LLC |
| 1025656 | Guyed tower | 444 ft | 1986 | Wink | SBA Steel, LLC. |
| 1236139 | Tower | 415 ft | 1992 | Wink | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| 1002977 | Guyed tower | 384 ft | 1996 | Kermit | Alltel Corporation |
| 1229797 | Guyed tower | 345 ft | 2001 | Kermit | American Towers LLC |
| 1228162 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 2001 | Kermit | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1249828 | Tower | 305 ft | 2005 | Kermit | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1053848 | Guyed tower | 275 ft | 2004 | Wink | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1210359 | Tower | 270 ft | 2000 | Kermit | Sandy Tracks Investments LLC |
| 1279945 | Lattice tower | 197 ft | 2011 | Kermit | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1291425 | Lattice tower | 185 ft | 2017 | Wink | Alltel Corporation |
| 1240345 | Tower | 124 ft | 2003 | Wink | El Paso Natural Gas Company, LLC |
| 1045113 | Tower | 100 ft | 1976 | Kermit | GTC Uno, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Winkler 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: Real County (14), Roberts County (14), Floyd County (13), Baylor County (12), Crosby County (12).
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.