Tower Landlord

Illinois / Franklin County

#33 of 102 IL counties · 47 structures

Cell towers in Franklin County, IL

The FCC registry lists 47 constructed antenna structures in Franklin County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 10 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 47
  2. 2Tallest 499 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Verizon
  4. 4Median height (state 207 ft) 254 ft
Structures
47
rank 33 of 102 in IL
Most common type
Tower
40% of structures
Over 200 feet
31
66% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
43% built then

Who owns the towers in Franklin County

24 different registrants own the 47 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.

Verizon10AT&T6American Tower5SBA Communications5AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY3Crown Castle2SOUTHERN ILLINOIS POWER COOP1BRANDT BROADCASTING INC1
Constructed structures in Franklin County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 254 feet, 47 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Benton at 499 feet, built in 2006. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2000s.

Tower19Lattice tower18Guyed tower4Other or unspecified2Mast2Pole1Monopole1
Structures in Franklin County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11960s21980s81990s202000s122010s32020s
Structures in Franklin 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1251084Guyed tower499 ft2006BentonCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1244728Tower375 ft2006ThompsonvilleSouthern Illinois Power Cooperative
1009783Tower370 ft1992West FrankfortSOUTHERN ILLINOIS POWER COOPERATIVE
1010142Tower360 ft1990OrientBRANDT BROADCASTING INC
1210638Guyed tower305 ft2000GalataCellco Partnership
1027754Other or unspecified303 ft1999BentonWisper Tower Holdings, INC.
1009625Guyed tower302 ft1996SessorAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1329986Lattice tower300 ft2025ThompsonvilleVB BTS III, LLC
1296054Lattice tower295 ft2015West FrankfurtCellco Partnership
1285998Lattice tower275 ft2013WhittingtonCellco Partnership
1205073Tower270 ft1987BentonJ & O Communications
1220504Tower266 ft2000BentonVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1218423Lattice tower265 ft2000West CityAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1250656Tower265 ft2006Sesser,Cellco Partnership
1218424Lattice tower264 ft2000RoyaltonAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1233496Lattice tower264 ft2001ThompsonvilleAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1201802Lattice tower260 ft1991BentonCellco Partnership
1272891Tower260 ft2010RoyaltonSBA Towers III LLC
1281187Tower260 ft2012ThompsonvilleSBA Towers V, LLC
1265598Tower259 ft2008West FrankfortCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1256784Tower255 ft2007SesserSBA Towers III LLC
1264823Tower255 ft2008MulkeytownCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1218425Lattice tower254 ft2014SesserAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1267180Mast254 ft2009West FrankfortCellco Partnership
1220507Mast253 ft2000WhittingtonVertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1063923Tower252 ft1999West FrankfortCellco Partnership
1009500Lattice tower250 ft2017West FrankfortAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1295354Lattice tower245 ft2015BentonILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1283376Lattice tower239 ft2012BentonAmerican Towers LLC
1287033Lattice tower234 ft2013BentonSBA Towers V, LLC
1239345Lattice tower233 ft2003West FrankfortAmerican Towers LLC
1009392Guyed tower200 ft1960West FrankfortAmerican Towers LLC
1229500Tower200 ft2002DexterSBA Structures, LLC
1248556Tower200 ft2006BentonCellco Partnership
1327520Lattice tower198 ft2023West FrankfortHarmoni Towers, LLC
1283962Tower197 ft2012BentonUS Army Corps of Engineers
1267607Tower195 ft2010BentonCellco Partnership
1235776Lattice tower190 ft2002BentonAmerican Towers LLC
1009641Lattice tower168 ft1959SessorAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1064531Tower148 ft1999BentonBENTON, CITY OF
1323668Lattice tower143 ft2024BentonUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1239557Tower140 ft2004BentonIllinois, State of
1293469Monopole130 ft2015BentonCellco Partnership
1009422Tower100 ft1987BentonAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1239606Lattice tower97 ft2003BentonAmerican Towers LLC
1009501Other or unspecified60 ft1992West FrankfortAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1255361Pole20 ft2006BentonBenton Municipal Airport Board

If you have a tower lease in Franklin 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: Pike County (51), Lee County (50), Montgomery County (50), Fulton County (47), Hancock County (46).

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.