West Virginia / Nicholas County
#16 of 55 WV counties · 36 structures
Cell towers in Nicholas County, WV
The FCC registry lists 36 constructed antenna structures in Nicholas County, 2% of West Virginia's 1,491. American Tower owns 11 of them (31%), 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 22 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 36
- 2Tallest 420 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 257 ft) 261 ft
Who owns the towers in Nicholas County
15 different registrants own the 36 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 261 feet, close to the West Virginia median of 257 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near Tioga at 420 feet, built in 2012. More than in any other decade, 44% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1274611 | Lattice tower | 420 ft | 2012 | Tioga | West Virginia Emergency Management Division |
| 1002552 | Guyed tower | 413 ft | 1996 | Birch River | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1273601 | Lattice tower | 365 ft | 2010 | Richwood | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1291214 | Lattice tower | 356 ft | 2014 | Nettie | American Towers LLC |
| 1306746 | Lattice tower | 344 ft | 2019 | Richwood | Nicholas County 911/OEMS |
| 1035083 | Tower | 315 ft | 2009 | Summerville | American Towers LLC |
| 1265789 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2009 | Craigsville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1287061 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2013 | Birch River | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1308397 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2019 | Craigsville | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1264897 | Tower | 308 ft | 2008 | Birch River | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1291446 | Lattice tower | 306 ft | 2014 | Nettie | American Towers LLC |
| 1288693 | Lattice tower | 305 ft | 2014 | Calvin | American Towers LLC |
| 1265945 | Lattice tower | 304 ft | 2009 | Summersville | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1032862 | Guyed tower | 295 ft | 2016 | Brch River | CCATT LLC |
| 1223598 | Tower | 271 ft | 2009 | Mount Lookout | Crown Communication LLC |
| 1236459 | Tower | 267 ft | 2002 | Gilboa | CCATT LLC |
| 1229242 | Lattice tower | 263 ft | 2002 | Muddelty | CCATT LLC |
| 1236764 | Tower | 262 ft | 2003 | Persinger | CCATT LLC |
| 1279498 | Tower | 260 ft | 2011 | Mt. Nebo, | Tower Development Corporation |
| 1280100 | Tower | 260 ft | 2011 | Birch River | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1284146 | Tower | 260 ft | 2012 | Summerville | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1279518 | Tower | 258 ft | 2011 | Summersville | Tower Development Corporation |
| 1283774 | Guyed tower | 258 ft | 2013 | Birch River | Cellco Partnership |
| 1256756 | Tower | 256 ft | 2007 | Richwood | Summit Media Inc. |
| 1213192 | Tower | 246 ft | 2000 | Richwood | CCATT LLC |
| 1033488 | Lattice tower | 222 ft | 1958 | Nettie | American Towers LLC |
| 1237741 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2003 | Summersville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1254608 | Tower | 199 ft | 2006 | Summersville | American Towers LLC |
| 1255682 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2006 | Mount Nebo | American Towers LLC |
| 1047394 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 1983 | Craigsville | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1266333 | Tower | 195 ft | 2008 | Summersville | American Towers LLC |
| 1033615 | Other or unspecified | 190 ft | 1993 | Summersville | LLoyd Hoff Holding Corp. |
| 1230603 | Lattice tower | 187 ft | 2002 | Mount Lookout | CCATT LLC |
| 1247291 | Tower | 155 ft | 2005 | Summervile | CCATT LLC |
| 1033623 | Other or unspecified | 130 ft | 1998 | Craigsville | LLoyd Hoff Holding Corp. |
| 1279807 | Tower | 105 ft | 2012 | Mt. Nebo | Tower Development Corporation |
If you have a tower lease in Nicholas 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: Braxton County (39), Fayette County (39), Putnam County (39), Berkeley County (32), Lewis County (32).
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.