Cell towers in Athens, Texas
The FCC register lists 36 antenna structures in and around Athens. That is the 59th highest count of any place in Texas.
Overview
The FCC register lists 36 antenna structures in and around Athens, TX. That is the 59th highest count of any place in Texas.
Density works out to 2.02 registered structures per square mile of land area.
At a median of 80 m (264 ft), structures here run 6.5% taller than the Texas median of 76 m (248 ft).
American Towers LLC holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 10 of 36.
Registrations here span 1968 to 2022.
Structure types
| Tower | 13 | 36% |
| Guyed tower | 10 | 28% |
| Lattice tower | 9 | 25% |
| Monopole | 2 | 6% |
| Mast | 2 | 6% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 10 | 28% |
| Sba Towers III LLC Tower company | 3 | 8% |
| Athens, City Of Government | 2 | 6% |
| Stc Five LLC Tower company | 2 | 6% |
| Sba Towers II LLC Tower company | 2 | 6% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 36| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 m (460 ft) | Guyed tower | 2010 | Etmc Ems Dba/ Ut Health East Texas Ems | 2671041 |
| 134 m (439 ft) | Guyed tower | 1999 | American Towers LLC | 624839 |
| 128 m (420 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Titan Towers, L.P. | 625400 |
| 113 m (369 ft) | Guyed tower | 2009 | Huffman Communications Sales INC | 614858 |
| 102 m (335 ft) | Lattice tower | 2020 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2707537 |
| 101 m (332 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Sba Towers, LLC | 2649104 |
| 101 m (330 ft) | Guyed tower | 2009 | Sba Towers III LLC | 2668677 |
| 99 m (326 ft) | Guyed tower | 2009 | Sba Towers III LLC | 2668668 |
| 98 m (320 ft) | Lattice tower | 2022 | Henderson, County Of | 2719889 |
| 97 m (318 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Henderson County | 1098438 |
| 96 m (315 ft) | Guyed tower | 2019 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2707791 |
| 94 m (308 ft) | Tower | 1968 | Cebridge Acquisition, L.P. | 614362 |
| 94 m (308 ft) | Guyed tower | 2001 | Sba Towers II LLC | 2619407 |
| 93 m (305 ft) | Guyed tower | 2009 | American Towers LLC | 2668498 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Tower | 2009 | Sba Towers III LLC | 2669399 |
| 87 m (286 ft) | Lattice tower | 2017 | Alltel Corporation | 2702065 |
| 87 m (286 ft) | Guyed tower | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2616353 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower | 2002 | American Towers LLC | 2630942 |
| 79 m (259 ft) | Lattice tower | 2012 | American Towers LLC | 2683506 |
| 79 m (258 ft) | Tower | 2000 | Stc Five LLC | 2604841 |
| 78 m (255 ft) | Tower | 2009 | American Towers LLC | 2669291 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Lattice tower | 2019 | Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative | 2711414 |
| 68 m (223 ft) | Guyed tower | 1995 | American Towers LLC | 613795 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Mast | 2010 | American Towers LLC | 2671758 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Lattice tower | 1995 | American Towers LLC | 612239 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 1 | 3% |
| 1970s | 1 | 3% |
| 1980s | 1 | 3% |
| 1990s | 5 | 14% |
| 2000s | 16 | 44% |
| 2010s | 8 | 22% |
| 2020s | 4 | 11% |
Nearby places
- Murchison 8
- Malakoff 10
- Eustace 5
- Brownsboro 7
- Poynor 7
About this data
These counts come from the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database, weekly file dated 2026-08-23. Registration is generally required above 200 feet or near an airport, so small cells, rooftop antennas and short masts do not appear.
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.