Cell towers in Kansas City, Missouri
The FCC register lists 149 antenna structures in and around Kansas City. That is the 1st highest count of any place in Missouri.
Registered structures
149
Median height
47 m (155 ft)
−39.8% vs state median
Tallest
372 m (1,220 ft)
Per 100k residents
28.6
population 521,220 (2025)
Structure types
| Tower | 43 | 29% |
| Monopole | 38 | 26% |
| Pole | 25 | 17% |
| Lattice tower | 13 | 9% |
| Guyed tower | 9 | 6% |
| Tower array | 7 | 5% |
| Building | 5 | 3% |
| Not specified | 3 | 2% |
| Utility pole | 1 | <1% |
| Pipe | 1 | <1% |
| Mast | 1 | <1% |
| Building with tower | 1 | <1% |
| Building with mast | 1 | <1% |
| Building with antenna | 1 | <1% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 17 | 11% |
| Bnsf Railway CO. Railroad | 14 | 9% |
| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 12 | 8% |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company Railroad | 9 | 6% |
| Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC Tower company | 7 | 5% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 149| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372 m (1,220 ft) | Tower | 1969 | Public Television 19 INC | 617913 |
| 355 m (1,165 ft) | Tower | 1967 | Wdaf License, INC. | 110015 |
| 355 m (1,164 ft) | Tower | 1978 | Kansas City Youth for Christ INC | 110785 |
| 353 m (1,158 ft) | Guyed tower | 2003 | American Towers LLC | 624291 |
| 351 m (1,153 ft) | Tower | 2009 | Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC | 2632733 |
| 343 m (1,125 ft) | Guyed tower | 2018 | Hearst Stations INC. | 111818 |
| 336 m (1,102 ft) | Guyed tower | 1987 | American Towers LLC | 108899 |
| 318 m (1,042 ft) | Not specified | 2007 | Gray Local Media, INC. | 111094 |
| 312 m (1,022 ft) | Guyed tower | 1987 | American Towers LLC | 109305 |
| 185 m (607 ft) | Tower | 1985 | Executive Hills INC | 623933 |
| 153 m (502 ft) | Tower | 1973 | Interstate Underground Whse | 98159 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Tower | 2002 | City of Kansas City Mo | 2628963 |
| 144 m (471 ft) | Building with tower | 1976 | K. C. Partners | 623313 |
| 136 m (446 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 101940 |
| 131 m (429 ft) | Building with antenna | 2001 | Kansas City, City Of | 2604653 |
| 130 m (427 ft) | Tower | 1994 | Evergy Metro, INC. | 109584 |
| 113 m (372 ft) | Tower | 2001 | City of Kansas City Mo | 2609959 |
| 113 m (372 ft) | Tower | 2001 | City of Kansas City Mo | 2609960 |
| 105 m (345 ft) | Guyed tower | 1990 | American Towers LLC | 111725 |
| 105 m (343 ft) | Tower | 2007 | Gray Local Media, INC. | 111093 |
| 103 m (337 ft) | Tower array | 1989 | Bott Broadcasting Company | 599636 |
| 102 m (333 ft) | Tower array | 1989 | Bott Broadcasting Company | 599637 |
| 102 m (333 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Bott Broadcasting Company | 2641323 |
| 102 m (333 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Bott Broadcasting Company | 2641325 |
| 101 m (330 ft) | Tower array | 1989 | Bott Broadcasting Company | 599635 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 3 | 2% |
| 1970s | 5 | 3% |
| 1980s | 9 | 6% |
| 1990s | 36 | 24% |
| 2000s | 43 | 29% |
| 2010s | 46 | 31% |
| 2020s | 7 | 5% |
Nearby places
- Springfield 83
- St. Louis 104
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.
"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.