Illinois / De Witt County
#79 of 102 IL counties · 19 structures
Cell towers in De Witt County, IL
The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in De Witt County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 19
- 2Tallest 348 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 258 ft
Who owns the towers in De Witt County
12 different registrants own the 19 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 258 feet, 51 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Wapella at 348 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 37% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1009171 | Tower | 348 ft | 1996 | Wapella | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
| 1016519 | Guyed tower | 344 ft | 1997 | Weldon | American Towers LLC |
| 1011184 | Tower | 325 ft | 2008 | Clinton | Hart Media Group LLC |
| 1016070 | Tower | 307 ft | 1961 | Dewitt | MIDWEST TELEVISION INC |
| 1217821 | Lattice tower | 301 ft | 2001 | Midland City | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1008835 | Tower | 297 ft | 1994 | Clinton | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1207970 | Lattice tower | 276 ft | 2000 | Clinton | American Towers LLC |
| 1256600 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2007 | Waynesville | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1058734 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 1998 | Clinton | American Towers LLC |
| 1257491 | Tower | 258 ft | 2007 | Clinton | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1260602 | Tower | 258 ft | 2007 | Wapella | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1296788 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2017 | Kenney | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1056498 | Other or unspecified | 253 ft | 1986 | De Witt | PrimeSites.com, Inc. |
| 1007459 | Tower | 250 ft | 1999 | Clinton | AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY LLC |
| 1268090 | Tower | 250 ft | 2009 | Clinton | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1200083 | Tower | 214 ft | 1999 | Dewitt | AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY LLC |
| 1314321 | Lattice tower | 100 ft | 2013 | Farmer City | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1321602 | Lattice tower | 50 ft | 2022 | Clinton | Alta Farm Wind Project II, LLC |
| 1321590 | Lattice tower | 40 ft | 2022 | Clinton | Alta Farm Wind Project II, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in De Witt 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: Warren County (21), Pulaski County (20), Alexander County (19), Douglas County (19), Monroe County (19).
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.