Cell towers in Champaign County, IL

The FCC registry lists 104 constructed antenna structures in Champaign County, 2% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 55 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 13 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 33 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 104
2Tallest 985 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 199 ft

Structures

104

rank 11 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

43% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Champaign County

55 different registrants own the 104 structures. 8 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. 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.

Constructed structures in Champaign County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, close to the Illinois median of 207 feet. The tallest is a tower near Scott Township at 985 feet, built in 1953. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Champaign County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Champaign County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

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
1016057	Tower	985 ft	1953	Scott Township	Nexstar Media Inc.
1008922	Tower	520 ft	1997	Champaign	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1248493	Other or unspecified	499 ft	2005	Champaign	University of Northwestern-St. Paul
1051862	Tower	495 ft	1996	Philo	TAK COMMUNICATIONS LLC DBA = WKIO FM
1011415	Tower	481 ft	1992	Philo	GTC Uno, LLC
1003972	Guyed tower	470 ft	1994	Champaign	American Towers LLC
1247493	Tower	426 ft	2005	Champaign	GTC Uno, LLC
1009559	Tower	424 ft	1947	Champaign	DWS INC DBA = WDWS WHMS
1008772	Guyed tower	423 ft	2020	Urbana	S.J. Broadcasting, LLC
1008056	Tower	370 ft	1963	Pesotum	ILLINOIS, STATE OF DBA = ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
1210093	Tower	361 ft	2000	Pesotum	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1054503	Tower	350 ft	1992	Fisher	EASTERN ILLINI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
1032919	Tower	349 ft	1998	Champaign	TAK COMMUNICATIONS LLC DBA = WKIO FM
1280680	Guyed tower	349 ft	2012	Tolono	S.J. Broadcasting, LLC
1011581	Other or unspecified	340 ft	1967	Champaign	Private owner (name withheld)
1011582	Other or unspecified	340 ft	1967	Champaign	Private owner (name withheld)
1254814	Tower	322 ft	2006	Sidney	METCAD / City of Champaign
1255436	Tower	322 ft	2006	Thomasboro	METCAD / City of Champaign
1007450	Guyed tower	319 ft	2017	Rising	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1007698	Tower	316 ft	2000	Homer	Trunkline Gas Co.
1252528	Tower	315 ft	2006	Fisher	SBA Towers II LLC
1292069	Lattice tower	315 ft	2000	St Joseph	American Towers LLC
1016054	Other or unspecified	310 ft	1991	Rantoul	EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS BROADCASTING INC
1280072	Lattice tower	305 ft	2011	Sidney	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1054501	Tower	300 ft	1993	Pesotum	EASTERN ILLINI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
1208058	Tower	300 ft	1996	Rantoul	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1009489	Other or unspecified	295 ft	1988	Seymour	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1255874	Tower	285 ft	2007	Urbana	METCAD / City of Champaign
1267989	Tower	270 ft	2009	Sidney	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1311616	Lattice tower	267 ft	2021	Fisher	Uniti Towers LLC.
1313082	Lattice tower	263 ft	2020	Longview	Diamond Towers V LLC
1241976	Tower	260 ft	2004	Pesotum	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1292386	Lattice tower	258 ft	2014	Champaign	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1292952	Lattice tower	258 ft	2014	Urbana	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1261378	Lattice tower	257 ft	2008	Fisher	Cellco Partnership
1253823	Tower	256 ft	2006	Homer	SBA Towers II LLC
1234987	Tower	255 ft	1980	Urbana	METCAD / City of Champaign
1259689	Tower	250 ft	2007	Urbana	Private owner (name withheld)
1007806	On a building	249 ft	1972	Champaign	Illini Media Company
1230138	Tower	232 ft	2008	Ludlow	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1294650	Lattice tower	231 ft	2014	Champaign	Vertical Tower Partners, LLC
1032642	Guyed tower	226 ft	1989	Rantoul	CTI Towers, Inc.
1326684	Lattice tower	225 ft	2024	Mahomet	Private owner (name withheld)
1009497	Other or unspecified	210 ft	1958	Urbana	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1018593	Lattice tower	202 ft	1968	Champaign	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1217902	Tower	200 ft	2001	Champaign	American Towers LLC
1238687	On a building	200 ft	2004	Champaign	Worldwide Communications Associates Inc.
1294448	Lattice tower	200 ft	2015	Philo	SBA Towers V, LLC
1248731	Tower	199 ft	2001	Urbana	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1289066	Lattice tower	199 ft	1999	Champaign	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1292384	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Champaign	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1302093	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Homer	PI Tower Development LLC
1310646	Monopole	199 ft	2021	St Joseph	Uniti Tower, LLC
1256859	Tower	198 ft	2007	Champaign	METCAD / City of Champaign
1254133	Monopole	197 ft	2006	Champaign	SBA Towers II LLC
1016516	Tower	195 ft	1988	Thomasboro	American Towers LLC
1031755	Tower	195 ft	1986	Urbana	Private owner (name withheld)
1240668	Monopole	194 ft	2000	Champaign	American Towers LLC
1327107	Lattice tower	190 ft	2025	St. Joseph	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1257186	Other or unspecified	185 ft	2007	Tolono	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1240666	Monopole	175 ft	2000	Urbana	American Towers LLC
1260505	Tower	175 ft	2006	Champaign	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1009348	Tower	170 ft	1968	Rantoul	Private owner (name withheld)
1056426	Tower	168 ft	1996	Champaign	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1239748	Monopole	166 ft	2004	Urbana	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1280803	Tower	165 ft	2003	Urbana	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1299980	Lattice tower	163 ft	2016	Champaign	Nexstar Media Inc.
1008837	Tower	161 ft	1995	Urbana	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1016528	Tower	161 ft	1995	Rantoul	CHAMPAIGN TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1319973	Monopole	161 ft	2006	Urbana	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1041944	Monopole	160 ft	1997	Champaign	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1217929	Pole	160 ft	2001	Champaign	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1236375	On a building	160 ft	1993	Urbana	OSF Healthcare System, d/b/a OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center (Urbana)
1295218	Lattice tower	160 ft	2015	Urbana	SBA Towers X, LLC
1298846	Monopole	160 ft	2016	Chamgaign	PI Tower Development, LLC
1302657	Monopole	160 ft	2017	Tolono	PI Tower Development LLC
1217905	Monopole	159 ft	2001	Urbana	American Towers LLC
1243562	Tower	158 ft	2004	Urbana	Cellco Partnership
1016053	Other or unspecified	156 ft	1991	Rantoul	EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS BROADCASTING INC
1255634	Monopole	155 ft	2006	Urbana	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1000041	Tower	154 ft	1996	Tolono	CHAMPAIGN TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1058619	Tower	154 ft	1998	Rantoul	ROESSLER CONSTRUCTION CO
1251287	Monopole	154 ft	2006	Champaign	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1296253	Lattice tower	154 ft	1997	Champaign	American Towers LLC
1217912	Monopole	150 ft	2000	Champaign	American Towers LLC
1274568	Mast	143 ft	1996	Champaign	CHAMPAIGN TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1012289	Tower	140 ft	1998	Urbana	URBANA CHAMPAIGN TELEVISION INC DBA = URBANA CHAMPAIGN BROADCASTING PARTNERS
1238119	Tower	140 ft	2003	Rantoul	Warner Brothers Farms
1245759	Pole	138 ft	2004	Rantoul	CCATT LLC
1329770	Monopole	135 ft	2026	Urbana	DRA Properties, LLC
1245769	On a building	133 ft	2005	Urbana	Private owner (name withheld)
1298062	Monopole	129 ft	2016	Savoy	SBA Towers X, LLC
1235550	Tower	125 ft	2002	Rantoul	Rantoul, Village of
1212003	Tower	118 ft	2000	Tolono	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1275511	Lattice tower	117 ft	2010	Bondville	SBA Towers II LLC
1295571	Monopole	105 ft	2015	Urbana	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1276687	Other or unspecified	100 ft	2021	Rantoul	Prominic.NET, Inc.
1289436	Pole	100 ft	2014	Rantoul	Area Dispolsal Service, Inc.
1298847	Monopole	100 ft	2016	Urbana	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1066088	Other or unspecified	80 ft	1981	Rantoul	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1298424	Monopole	66 ft	2016	Rantoul	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1298425	Monopole	60 ft	2016	Tolono	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1298434	Monopole	60 ft	2016	Rantoul	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1058809	Tower	59 ft	1999	Rantoul	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Champaign 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 Illinois with similar tower counts: Kane County (115), Sangamon County (109), St. Clair County (108), Peoria County (99), LaSalle County (94).

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.