Illinois / Jasper County

#94 of 102 IL counties · 12 structures

Cell towers in Jasper County, IL

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Jasper County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY, has 2 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 12
  2. 2Tallest 620 ft
  3. 3Largest owner AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
  4. 4Median height (state 207 ft) 322 ft
Structures
12
rank 94 of 102 in IL
Most common type
Guyed tower
42% of structures
Over 200 feet
11
92% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
42% built then

Who owns the towers in Jasper County

11 different registrants own the 12 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.

AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY2SBA Communications2Forcht Broadcasting / V.L.N.1NORRIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE1Illinois Cooperative Associa1Crown Castle1American Tower1VB-S1 Assets, LLC1
Constructed structures in Jasper County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 322 feet, 115 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 Newton at 620 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 1990s.

Guyed tower5Tower3Lattice tower2Other or unspecified1Pole1
Structures in Jasper County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s51990s42010s22020s
Structures in Jasper 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
1203928Guyed tower620 ft1998NewtonIllinois Cooperative Association, Inc., dba Clear Talk
1207410Guyed tower420 ft2017NewtonAmerican Towers LLC
1206894Tower416 ft1995NewtonCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1274035Guyed tower356 ft2010West LibertyVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1318564Guyed tower331 ft2021WheelerTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1009557Tower328 ft1992Rose HillForcht Broadcasting / V.L.N. Broadcasting, Inc.
1012614Other or unspecified316 ft1998NewtonAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1051902Tower315 ft1951NewtonNORRIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
1287094Guyed tower310 ft2013West LibertySBA Towers IX, LLC
1284970Lattice tower305 ft2012HidalgoSBA Towers IV, LLC
1332712Lattice tower259 ft2026YaleTowerNorth Development, LLC
1009469Pole80 ft1992NewtonAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Jasper 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: Menard County (13), Moultrie County (13), Pope County (13), Scott County (10).

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.