Cell towers in Middlesborough, Kentucky
The FCC register lists 21 antenna structures in and around Middlesborough. That is the 19th highest count of any place in Kentucky.
Overview
Middlesborough, KY has 21 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 19th largest count among the 426 places in Kentucky that have any.
The register works out to 2.84 structures per square mile here.
Median height here is 49 m (160 ft), compared with 81 m (265 ft) across Kentucky as a whole.
Lattice towers (7) and guyed masts (1) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1979.
Structure types
| Tower | 8 | 38% |
| Lattice tower | 7 | 33% |
| Pole | 2 | 10% |
| Monopole | 2 | 10% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 5% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless Other | 3 | 14% |
| Gateway Broadcasting, INC. Broadcaster | 2 | 10% |
| Kentucky Utilities Company Utility | 2 | 10% |
| Kentucky, Commonwealth of Dba = Ky Emergency Warning System Kews Other | 2 | 10% |
| Bellsouth Telecomunications, INC. Other | 2 | 10% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 m (326 ft) | Tower | 1981 | Gateway Broadcasting Incorporated Dba = Wmik AM FM | 624464 |
| 85 m (280 ft) | Lattice tower | 2013 | American Towers LLC | 2686222 |
| 81 m (265 ft) | Lattice tower | 2026 | Vb Bts III, LLC | 2731621 |
| 73 m (240 ft) | Lattice tower | 1998 | Bellsouth Telecomunications, INC. | 605191 |
| 65 m (213 ft) | Tower | 2002 | Eip Holdings II, LLC | 617215 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Lattice tower | 2016 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 2697403 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Tower | 2002 | Bellsouth Telecomunications, INC. | 2630683 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Lattice tower | 2019 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 2706757 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 2712356 |
| 49 m (161 ft) | Lattice tower | 1996 | Litchfield County Cellular, INC. Dba Ramcell of Kentucky | 606661 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Kentucky Utilities Company | 2654368 |
| 45 m (149 ft) | Monopole | 2010 | American Towers LLC | 2675177 |
| 36 m (118 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Kentucky, Commonwealth of Dba = Ky Emergency Warning System Kews | 2617481 |
| 27 m (90 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | Kentucky Utilities Company | 2693858 |
| 24 m (80 ft) | Guyed tower | 1979 | Gateway Broadcasting, INC. | 2693027 |
| 21 m (70 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Bell County Rescue Squad | 2649430 |
| 21 m (69 ft) | Pole | 2009 | R. J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC | 2665291 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Tower | 1979 | Gateway Broadcasting, INC. | 2677249 |
| 12 m (40 ft) | Pole | 1999 | Csx Transportation | 2604619 |
| 12 m (38 ft) | Other | 2010 | Middlesboro/bell County Airport Board | 2670514 |
| 7.9 m (26 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Kentucky, Commonwealth of Dba = Ky Emergency Warning System Kews | 2617478 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 2 | 10% |
| 1980s | 1 | 5% |
| 1990s | 3 | 14% |
| 2000s | 7 | 33% |
| 2010s | 6 | 29% |
| 2020s | 2 | 10% |
Nearby places
- Pineville 5
- Barbourville 9
- Williamsburg 12
- Loyall 5
- Harlan 8
About this data
The underlying records are the FCC's own registrations as of 2026-08-23. Every structure counted here carries a registration number you can check against the FCC directly.
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.