West Virginia / Braxton County

#13 of 55 WV counties · 39 structures

Cell towers in Braxton County, WV

The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Braxton County, 3% of West Virginia's 1,491. Crown Castle owns 17 of them (44%), 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 25 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 39
  2. 2Tallest 394 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Crown Castle
  4. 4Median height (state 257 ft) 265 ft
Structures
39
rank 13 of 55 in WV
Most common type
Tower
62% of structures
Over 200 feet
25
64% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
56% built then

Who owns the towers in Braxton County

14 different registrants own the 39 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.

Crown Castle17SBA Communications6West Virginia Emergency Mana4Array Digital Infrastructure3American Tower2US Army Corps of Engineers2LLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.1WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BR1
Constructed structures in Braxton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 265 feet, close to the West Virginia median of 257 feet. The tallest is a tower near Frametown at 394 feet, built in 1997. Most 56% were built in the 2000s.

Tower24Lattice tower7Guyed tower4Other or unspecified2Mast2
Structures in Braxton County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s11980s61990s222000s92010s
Structures in Braxton 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
1032835Tower394 ft1997FrametownCCATT LLC
1035126Tower384 ft1982ElmiraWEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY
1260621Lattice tower360 ft2008SuttonWest Virginia Emergency Management Division
1214062Lattice tower324 ft2000ServiaCrown Communication LLC
1038169Guyed tower320 ft1998BurnsvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1035085Guyed tower315 ft2011DuckARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1242027Other or unspecified315 ft2004SuttonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1061165Guyed tower314 ft1991FlatwoodsSBA Towers, LLC
1216477Tower311 ft2001BurnsvilleCrown Communication LLC
1250973Tower310 ft2010BurnsvilleCrown Communication LLC
1251028Tower310 ft2006FrametownCrown Communication LLC
1251041Tower310 ft2006SuttonCrown Communication LLC
1251043Tower310 ft2006SuttonCrown Communication LLC
1275386Tower310 ft2010GassawayCrown Communication LLC
1217580Tower308 ft2011SuttonCrown Communication LLC
1253453Lattice tower308 ft2006BurnsvilleSBA Towers IX, LLC
1264907Tower308 ft2008SuttonCrown Communication LLC
1242655Tower284 ft2004RollysonCCATT LLC
1275812Tower276 ft2011SuttonSBA Towers II LLC
1275329Tower265 ft2010BurnsvilleSBA Towers II LLC
1236807Tower261 ft2003GassawayCCATT LLC
1221516Mast260 ft2001Little BirchCCATT LLC
1051543Guyed tower255 ft1998SuttonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1242689Tower255 ft2004TateCCATT LLC
1213194Tower250 ft2000SuttonCCATT LLC
1275330Lattice tower200 ft2010FlatwoodsSBA Towers II LLC
1242657Tower199 ft2004Laurel ForkCCATT LLC
1253595Lattice tower199 ft2006FlatwoodsSBA Towers IX, LLC
1282283Tower199 ft2012SuttonTower Development Corporation
1200883Tower197 ft1997FlatwoodsCCATT LLC
1242893Tower195 ft2005SuttonSummit Media Broadcasting, LLC
1264509Lattice tower193 ft2008FlatwoodsWest Virginia Emergency Management Division
1033638Other or unspecified190 ft1991SuttonLLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.
1255227Tower158 ft2006FlatwoodsAmerican Towers LLC
1035790Tower140 ft1962FrametownWest Virginia Emergency Management Division
1269821Tower140 ft2009SuttonUS Army Corps of Engineers
1269811Tower120 ft2009BurnsvilleUS Army Corps of Engineers
1262308Lattice tower84 ft2009SuttonWest Virginia Emergency Management Division
1245188Mast40 ft2015SuttonBraxton County Airport Authority

If you have a tower lease in Braxton 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 West Virginia with similar tower counts: Randolph County (50), Jackson County (43), Wayne County (40), Fayette County (39), Putnam County (39).

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.