Cell towers in Independence, Missouri
The FCC register lists 28 antenna structures in and around Independence. That is the 15th highest count of any place in Missouri.
Overview
The FCC register lists 28 antenna structures in and around Independence, MO. That is the 15th highest count of any place in Missouri.
Counted against 121,675 residents, that is 23 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
The tallest structure on the register here is 171 m (562 ft) above ground level.
The mix here is 13 monopoles, 1 guyed mast — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
Registrations here span 1980 to 2025.
Structure types
| Tower | 13 | 46% |
| Monopole | 13 | 46% |
| Pole | 1 | 4% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 4% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| City of Independence Government | 4 | 14% |
| Tillman Infrastructure, LLC Tower company | 4 | 14% |
| Vb Bts III, LLC Tower company | 2 | 7% |
| T-mobile USA Tower LLC Carrier | 2 | 7% |
| Vb-s1 Assets, LLC Tower company | 2 | 7% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 28| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 m (562 ft) | Tower | 1991 | Ingram Media LLC | 109585 |
| 153 m (503 ft) | Tower | 1988 | Mid-coast Radio Project, INC. | 2600373 |
| 143 m (470 ft) | Tower | 2006 | City of Independence | 2651239 |
| 143 m (470 ft) | Tower | 2006 | City of Independence | 2651340 |
| 90 m (296 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Cellco Partnership | 111651 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Tower | 1980 | Union Pacific Railroad Company | 113451 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2006 | City of Independence | 2650706 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2006 | City of Independence | 2650707 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Guyed tower | 1996 | American Towers LLC | 603166 |
| 50 m (165 ft) | Pole | 1996 | Cellco Partnership | 111655 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Tower | 2004 | T-mobile USA Tower LLC | 2641482 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Tower | 2007 | T-mobile USA Tower LLC | 2657069 |
| 49 m (159 ft) | Monopole | 2017 | Skyway Towers, LLC | 2718016 |
| 47 m (155 ft) | Monopole | 2008 | Sba Towers III LLC | 2662691 |
| 47 m (154 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Selective Site Development, INC. | 2649312 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Monopole | 2006 | Sba Monarch Towers I, LLC | 2657752 |
| 45 m (149 ft) | Monopole | 2003 | Stc Five LLC | 2638031 |
| 42 m (137 ft) | Monopole | 2024 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2724016 |
| 42 m (136 ft) | Monopole | 2023 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2723934 |
| 40 m (131 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Sba Towers II LLC | 2647058 |
| 39 m (129 ft) | Monopole | 2017 | Vb-s1 Assets, LLC | 2709546 |
| 38 m (123 ft) | Monopole | 2025 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2723678 |
| 34 m (110 ft) | Monopole | 2017 | Vb Bts III, LLC | 2709539 |
| 34 m (110 ft) | Monopole | 2017 | Vertical Bridge Towers V, LLC | 2710535 |
| 34 m (110 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Sba Towers, LLC | 2648631 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 2 | 7% |
| 1990s | 3 | 11% |
| 2000s | 13 | 46% |
| 2010s | 6 | 21% |
| 2020s | 4 | 14% |
Nearby places
- Blue Springs 25
- Unity Village 6
- Kansas City 149
- Liberty 10
- Lee's Summit 17
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.