Cell towers in Harlan, Kentucky
The FCC register lists 8 antenna structures in and around Harlan. That is the 103rd highest count of any place in Kentucky.
Overview
8 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Harlan, KY.
The 8 structures here sit at 5.88 per square mile of land.
At a median of 75 m (244 ft), structures here run 7.8% shorter than the Kentucky median of 81 m (265 ft).
The mix here is 3 lattice towers, 1 monopole — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1957, the newest in 2020 — 63 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 4 | 50% |
| Lattice tower | 3 | 38% |
| Monopole | 1 | 13% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless Other | 3 | 38% |
| Radio Harlan INC Whln Broadcaster | 1 | 13% |
| Parsons, Donald Dba = Eastern Broadcasting Company INC Broadcaster | 1 | 13% |
| Litchfield County Cellular, INC. Dba Ramcell of Kentucky Other | 1 | 13% |
| Sba Towers IV, LLC Tower company | 1 | 13% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 m (343 ft) | Tower | 1957 | Radio Harlan INC Whln | 606098 |
| 96 m (315 ft) | Tower | 2008 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 2664587 |
| 95 m (310 ft) | Lattice tower | 2020 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 2691655 |
| 78 m (257 ft) | Lattice tower | 2010 | American Towers LLC | 2671951 |
| 71 m (232 ft) | Tower | 1995 | Litchfield County Cellular, INC. Dba Ramcell of Kentucky | 606663 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Monopole | 2010 | Sba Towers IV, LLC | 2671988 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 2689537 |
| 30 m (98 ft) | Tower | 1991 | Parsons, Donald Dba = Eastern Broadcasting Company INC | 605793 |
When they were registered
| 1950s | 1 | 13% |
| 1990s | 2 | 25% |
| 2000s | 1 | 13% |
| 2010s | 3 | 38% |
| 2020s | 1 | 13% |
Nearby places
- Loyall 5
- Cawood 6
- Hyden 13
- Pineville 5
- Middlesborough 21
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
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.