West Virginia / Wayne County

#12 of 55 WV counties · 40 structures

Cell towers in Wayne County, WV

The FCC registry lists 40 constructed antenna structures in Wayne County, 3% of West Virginia's 1,491. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 6 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 18 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 40
  2. 2Tallest 350 ft
  3. 3Largest owner SBA Communications
  4. 4Median height (state 257 ft) 236 ft
Structures
40
rank 12 of 55 in WV
Most common type
Tower
48% of structures
Over 200 feet
24
60% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
53% built then

Who owns the towers in Wayne County

24 different registrants own the 40 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.

SBA Communications6American Tower6Crown Castle6Kindred Communications, Inc.4US Army Corps of Engineers3LLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.2Cabell County Commission1Norfolk Southern1
Constructed structures in Wayne County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 236 feet, 21 feet shorter than the West Virginia median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a lattice tower near Fort Gay at 350 feet, built in 2014. Most 53% were built in the 2000s.

Tower19Lattice tower10Other or unspecified8Guyed tower2Monopole1
Structures in Wayne County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21960s21970s21980s31990s212000s52010s12020s
Structures in Wayne 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
1288821Lattice tower350 ft2014Fort GayAmerican Towers LLC
1032273Tower325 ft1976DunlowNorfolk Southern Corporation
1261749Tower312 ft2008Fort GayCellco Partnership
1231207Tower309 ft2002PrichardCrown Communication LLC
1307813Lattice tower308 ft2018WayneCrown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1271240Tower306 ft2009East LynnSBA Towers II LLC
1264719Lattice tower305 ft2010Fort GaySBA Towers III LLC
1263746Lattice tower301 ft2008LavaletteSBA Towers II LLC
1262808Tower300 ft2008WayneWest Virginia Emergency Management Division
1263748Tower300 ft2008WayneSBA Towers II LLC
1033487Tower288 ft1969Missouri BranchGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1230752Lattice tower280 ft2002HuntingtonCrown Communication LLC
1231388Tower261 ft2008LavaletteAmerican Towers LLC
1326611Lattice tower253 ft2025KermitAppalachian Power Company
1218958Other or unspecified250 ft1946HuntingtonKindred Communications, Inc.
1218959Other or unspecified250 ft1946HuntingtonKindred Communications, Inc.
1218960Other or unspecified250 ft1946HuntingtonKindred Communications, Inc.
1218961Other or unspecified250 ft1946HuntingtonKindred Communications, Inc.
1269846Tower249 ft2009LavaletteUS Army Corps of Engineers
1225351Guyed tower247 ft2005PrichardAmerican Towers LLC
1035797Tower226 ft1960HuntingtonCabell County Commission
1045095Other or unspecified220 ft1972KenovaARMSTRONG UTILITIES, INC.
1234802Tower205 ft1983Fort GayWAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
1211306Guyed tower204 ft1997PrichardTennessee Gas Company LLC
1245833Tower199 ft2005WayneAlltel Corporation
1272712Tower199 ft2000LavaletteCrown Communication LLC
1289961Lattice tower199 ft2014KenovaAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1309377Lattice tower199 ft2019HuntingtonTowerCo 2013 LLC
1233304Tower198 ft2002PrichardGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1228840Monopole196 ft2004HuntingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1024611Lattice tower190 ft1999KenovaSBA Properties, LLC
1200459Other or unspecified190 ft2005KiahsvilleLLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.
1200847Tower184 ft2000KenovaCCATT LLC
1255783Lattice tower172 ft2006HuntingtonCCATT LLC
1205350Tower171 ft1999HuntingtonLAB-TRONICS, INC
1033650Other or unspecified160 ft1988CrumLLoyd Hoff Holding Corp.
1269823Tower150 ft2009East LynnUS Army Corps of Engineers
1250903Tower145 ft2005HuntingtonSBA Towers II LLC
1261419Other or unspecified145 ft2006KenovaClearview Tower Company III, LLC
1269822Tower49 ft2009KiahsvilleUS Army Corps of Engineers

If you have a tower lease in Wayne 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: Wood County (51), Randolph County (50), Jackson County (43), Braxton County (39), Fayette 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.