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Cell towers in Kentucky

2,880 antenna structures are on the FCC register across Kentucky, spread over 446 places and 504 registered owners. That is the 23rd largest count of any state.

Registered structures
2,880
23rd of 52 states
Per 100k residents
62.5
17th by density
Median height
81 m (265 ft)
Tallest
530 m (1,739 ft)

Places with the most registered structures

top 1
Place Structures Per 100k Population
Louisville 170 26.5 641,962

Structure types

Tower 1,377
48%
Lattice tower 741
26%
Guyed tower 253
9%
Monopole 235
8%
Mast 78
3%
Pole 65
2%
Tower array 51
2%
Not specified 38
1%
Tank 9
<1%
Building 9
<1%
Smokestack 6
<1%
Building with tower 5
<1%
Utility pole 4
<1%
Building with pole 2
<1%
Building with antenna 2
<1%
Silo 1
<1%
Oil or gas rig 1
<1%
Pipe 1
<1%
Other 1
<1%
Building with mast 1
<1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian WirelessOther 266
9%
Cellco PartnershipCarrier 237
8%
American Towers LLCTower company 231
8%
Crown Castle South LLCTower company 150
5%
Tillman Infrastructure, LLCTower company 117
4%
Crown Castle Gt Company, LLCTower company 96
3%
Crown Communication LLCTower company 91
3%
Ccatt LLCTower company 59
2%
Kentucky, Commonwealth of Dba = Ky Emergency Warning System KewsOther 58
2%
Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLCTower company 32
1%

Tallest structures in Kentucky

HeightTypePlaceASR
530 m (1,739 ft) Guyed tower La Grange 605663
496 m (1,627 ft) Not specified Kevil 605836
396 m (1,298 ft) Guyed tower Frenchburg 623631
353 m (1,157 ft) Tower Richmond 2639741
345 m (1,132 ft) Guyed tower Utica 105047
344 m (1,129 ft) Tower Raywick 2602058
335 m (1,099 ft) Not specified Lancaster 607155
314 m (1,029 ft) Tower Hazard 606207
310 m (1,016 ft) Tower Henderson 130785
307 m (1,007 ft) Guyed tower Science Hill 104624

When they were registered

1940s 12
<1%
1950s 28
<1%
1960s 41
1%
1970s 86
3%
1980s 206
7%
1990s 584
20%
2000s 982
34%
2010s 599
21%
2020s 342
12%

About this data

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.