Connecticut / Middlesex County
#6 of 8 CT counties · 33 structures
Cell towers in Middlesex County, CT
The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in Middlesex County, 7% of Connecticut's 482. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 9 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 17 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 33
- 2Tallest 396 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 170 ft) 180 ft
Who owns the towers in Middlesex County
21 different registrants own the 33 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 180 feet, close to the Connecticut median of 170 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near Higganum at 396 feet, built in 1957. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.
Every registered structure
Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.
| FCC reg. | Type | Height | Built | City | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1049519 | Lattice tower | 396 ft | 1957 | Higganum | American Towers LLC |
| 1049009 | Lattice tower | 321 ft | 1968 | Killlingworth | American Towers LLC |
| 1061015 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 1987 | East Haddam | CTI Towers Assets III, LLC |
| 1285236 | Lattice tower | 300 ft | 2012 | Haddam | Eversource Energy Service Company |
| 1227900 | Tower | 266 ft | 2004 | Durham | American Towers LLC |
| 1044707 | Guyed tower | 240 ft | 1977 | East Hampton | American Towers LLC |
| 1046003 | Tower | 223 ft | 1957 | Portland | CROSSROADS COMMUNICATIONS OF OLD SAYBROOK, INC. DBA = WMRD-AM(1),CBA 17, FAA MOD |
| 1055869 | Tower | 221 ft | 1994 | Clinton | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1045998 | Other or unspecified | 202 ft | 1982 | Essex Village | CROSSROADS COMMUNICATIONS OF OLD SAYBROOK, INC. DBA = WLIS-AM(2/2),NW TOWER, CBA#9, MOD |
| 1046000 | Other or unspecified | 202 ft | 1982 | Essex Village | CROSSROADS COMMUNICATIONS OF OLD SAYBROOK, INC. DBA = WLIS-AM(1/2),SE TOWER, CBA#9, MOD |
| 1233741 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 1999 | Clinton | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1223974 | Monopole | 197 ft | 2000 | Higganum | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1046145 | Tower | 188 ft | 1960 | Old Saybrook | CROSSROADS COMMUNICATIONS OF OLD SAYBROOK, INC. DBA = WLIS- AUX TOWER, CBA#28, MOD |
| 1309195 | Lattice tower | 187 ft | 2019 | Middletown | City of Middletown |
| 1303628 | Lattice tower | 185 ft | 2018 | Middletown | City of Middletown |
| 1228248 | Tower | 180 ft | 1999 | Killington | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1259794 | Tower | 180 ft | 2008 | Old Saybrook | Town of Old Saybrook |
| 1234391 | Tower | 172 ft | 2002 | Chester | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1259791 | Tower | 170 ft | 2008 | Old Saybrook | Town of Old Saybrook |
| 1218900 | Monopole | 169 ft | 1999 | Middletown | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1333106 | Lattice tower | 165 ft | 2026 | East Hadddam | CONNECTICUT, STATE OF |
| 1233228 | Monopole | 164 ft | 2001 | Higganum | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1221833 | Tower | 163 ft | 1999 | Killingworth | Crown Atlantic Company, LLC |
| 1270506 | Monopole | 155 ft | 1999 | Middlefield | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1330569 | Monopole | 145 ft | 2025 | Haddam | Homeland Towers, LLC |
| 1058406 | Lattice tower | 141 ft | 2006 | East Hampton | American Towers LLC |
| 1258197 | Monopole | 135 ft | 2007 | Middletown | SBA Infrastructures, LLC |
| 1247372 | Tower | 127 ft | 1958 | East Haddam | State of Connecticut DOT |
| 1270239 | Monopole | 113 ft | 2005 | Durham | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1278875 | Lattice tower | 87 ft | 2011 | Portland | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1273764 | Tree / stealth | 83 ft | 2010 | Cromwell | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1254801 | Tower | 82 ft | 2006 | East Haddam | East Haddam, Town of |
| 1261446 | Tower | 59 ft | 2008 | Cromwell | T-Mobile Northeast LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Middlesex County
Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.
Counties in Connecticut with similar tower counts: New London County (67), Fairfield County (62), Windham County (37), Litchfield County (30), Tolland County (22).
Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.