Cell towers in Manhattan, Kansas
The FCC register lists 20 antenna structures in and around Manhattan. That is the 14th highest count of any place in Kansas.
Overview
The FCC register lists 20 antenna structures in and around Manhattan, KS. That is the 14th highest count of any place in Kansas.
Per head that is 36.6 structures for every 100,000 people; per unit of area it is 0.98 per square mile.
Median height here is 80 m (261 ft), compared with 89 m (293 ft) across Kansas as a whole.
The largest registered owner here is American Towers LLC, which holds 5 of them — 25.0% of the local total. Owner is not the same as carrier: tower companies lease space on their structures to several networks at once.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2020.
Structure types
| Tower | 9 | 45% |
| Guyed tower | 5 | 25% |
| Monopole | 3 | 15% |
| Not specified | 2 | 10% |
| Tree | 1 | 5% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 5 | 25% |
| Riley CO Other | 3 | 15% |
| Manhattan Broadcasting CO INC Dba = Kman-am / Kmkf-fm Radio Broadcaster | 2 | 10% |
| Kansas State University Government | 1 | 5% |
| Kansas State University of Agriculture and Applied Science Government | 1 | 5% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 m (422 ft) | Tower | 1997 | American Towers LLC | 102156 |
| 122 m (400 ft) | Tower | 2002 | Manhattan Broadcasting, INC. | 2630088 |
| 102 m (334 ft) | Guyed tower | 2002 | American Towers LLC | 102700 |
| 98 m (321 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Anr Pipeline Company | 116194 |
| 92 m (303 ft) | Tower | 1971 | Manhattan Broadcasting CO INC Dba = Kman-am / Kmkf-fm Radio | 598265 |
| 92 m (303 ft) | Tower | 1999 | American Towers LLC | 2600683 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Guyed tower | 2019 | Riley CO | 2710916 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Guyed tower | 2020 | Riley CO | 2712628 |
| 91 m (298 ft) | Tower | 1986 | Eagle Communications, INC. | 597425 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Not specified | 1966 | Kansas State University of Agriculture and Applied Science | 597071 |
| 77 m (252 ft) | Tower | 1963 | Evergy Kansas Central, INC. | 129561 |
| 74 m (242 ft) | Guyed tower | 2020 | Riley CO | 2713314 |
| 64 m (210 ft) | Tower | 2009 | US Army Corps of Engineers | 2667393 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Not specified | 1968 | Kansas State University | 2633530 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Monopole | 2002 | American Towers LLC | 2603074 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Guyed tower | 1966 | Manhattan Broadcasting CO INC Dba = Kman-am / Kmkf-fm Radio | 2639633 |
| 52 m (170 ft) | Tower | 2011 | Alltel Corporation | 2679725 |
| 48 m (158 ft) | Tree | 2013 | American Towers LLC | 2681780 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Monopole | 2013 | Sba Towers V, LLC | 2685642 |
| 39 m (129 ft) | Monopole | 1995 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2689112 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 4 | 20% |
| 1970s | 1 | 5% |
| 1980s | 1 | 5% |
| 1990s | 4 | 20% |
| 2000s | 4 | 20% |
| 2010s | 4 | 20% |
| 2020s | 2 | 10% |
Nearby places
- Fort Riley 6
- Wamego 6
- Junction City 18
- Alma 6
- Alta Vista 6
About this data
Source is the FCC Antenna Structure Registration file of 2026-08-23. What it records is structures, not the radios mounted on them: the register cannot tell you which carrier operates from a given site.
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.