Cell towers in Prestonsburg, Kentucky
The FCC register lists 11 antenna structures in and around Prestonsburg. That is the 65th highest count of any place in Kentucky.
Overview
Prestonsburg, KY has 11 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 65th largest count among the 426 places in Kentucky that have any.
That works out to 304 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 3,618.
Median height here is 95 m (310 ft), compared with 81 m (265 ft) across Kentucky as a whole.
The largest registered owner here is East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless, which holds 6 of them — 54.5% of the local total. Owner is not the same as carrier: tower companies lease space on their structures to several networks at once.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1957.
Structure types
| Tower | 5 | 45% |
| Lattice tower | 5 | 45% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 9% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless Other | 6 | 55% |
| Wdoc INC Dba = Wdoc AM Other | 1 | 9% |
| Wdoc INC Dba = Wqhy FM Other | 1 | 9% |
| Highland Communications INC Other | 1 | 9% |
| Cityswitch II, LLC Tower company | 1 | 9% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179 m (586 ft) | Tower | 1987 | Wdoc INC Dba = Wqhy FM | 615394 |
| 130 m (425 ft) | Lattice tower | 2020 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 597249 |
| 100 m (329 ft) | Tower | 1957 | Wdoc INC Dba = Wdoc AM | 606904 |
| 99 m (325 ft) | Lattice tower | 2000 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 2611421 |
| 99 m (325 ft) | Tower | 2004 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 2645500 |
| 95 m (310 ft) | Tower | 2010 | American Towers LLC | 2667715 |
| 95 m (310 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 2688539 |
| 95 m (310 ft) | Lattice tower | 2016 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 2696058 |
| 88 m (290 ft) | Lattice tower | 2019 | Cityswitch II, LLC | 2710392 |
| 60 m (197 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Highland Communications INC | 624759 |
| 58 m (190 ft) | Guyed tower | 1986 | East Kentucky Network, LLC D/b/a Appalachian Wireless | 624760 |
When they were registered
| 1950s | 1 | 9% |
| 1980s | 2 | 18% |
| 1990s | 1 | 9% |
| 2000s | 2 | 18% |
| 2010s | 4 | 36% |
| 2020s | 1 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Van Lear 5
- Paintsville 15
- Maytown 7
- Coal Run Village 6
- Wayland 7
About this data
Counts here are computed from the FCC's registered structure file, dated 2026-08-23. If a mast near you is missing, the usual reason is that it sits below the 200-foot registration threshold.
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.