Cell towers in Franklin County, VA

The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Franklin County, 1% of Virginia's 2,952. Array Digital Infrastructure owns 7 of them (33%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 21
2Tallest 376 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 199 ft) 199 ft

Structures

rank 49 of 132 in VA

Most common type

Monopole

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

19% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

48% built then

Who owns the towers in Franklin County

11 different registrants own the 21 structures. 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 Franklin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, close to the Virginia median of 199 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Rocky Mount at 376 feet, built in 2015. More than in any other decade, 48% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Franklin 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
1025915	Guyed tower	376 ft	2015	Rocky Mount	WYTI, INC.
1016998	Guyed tower	313 ft	2004	Rocky Mount	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1217869	Tower	305 ft	2000	Juggs Gap	Crown Communication LLC
1218821	Tower	247 ft	2006	Bassett	American Towers LLC
1016823	Other or unspecified	200 ft	1992	Rocky Mount	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1287659	Monopole	200 ft	2013	Boones Mill	American Towers LLC
1290530	Pole	200 ft	2013	Wirtz	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1250513	Lattice tower	199 ft	2005	Rocky Mount	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1252109	Monopole	199 ft	2006	Redwood	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1287451	Monopole	199 ft	2013	Ferrum	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1287452	Monopole	199 ft	2018	Ferrum	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1287453	Monopole	199 ft	2014	Ferrum	Prime Tower Development LLC
1302419	Lattice tower	199 ft	2018	Union Hall	Apex Towers, LLC
1304616	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Union Hall	Apex Towers, LLC
1310443	Lattice tower	199 ft	2020	Callaway	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1252087	Monopole	198 ft	2005	Union Hall	SBA Towers II LLC
1241203	Pole	195 ft	2003	Ferrum	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1255015	Monopole	194 ft	2006	Hardy	SBA Towers II LLC
1231711	Monopole	185 ft	2002	Boones Mill	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1016999	Lattice tower	183 ft	1993	Rocky Mount	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1250264	Water tank	160 ft	2006	Moneta	County of Franklin

If you have a tower lease in Franklin 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 Virginia with similar tower counts: Rockingham County (23), Shenandoah County (23), Sussex County (23), Henry County (21), King William County (21).

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.