Tower Landlord

Illinois / Jo Daviess County

#50 of 102 IL counties · 33 structures

Cell towers in Jo Daviess County, IL

The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in Jo Daviess County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 9 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 33
  2. 2Tallest 515 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
  4. 4Median height (state 207 ft) 260 ft
Structures
33
rank 50 of 102 in IL
Most common type
Lattice tower
45% of structures
Over 200 feet
24
73% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
30% built then

Who owns the towers in Jo Daviess County

15 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.

Array Digital Infrastructure9American Tower5Radio Dubuque, Inc.4CHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC R3CTI Towers Assets II, LLC2TowerNorth2Tarpon Towers1VB-S1 Assets, LLC1
Constructed structures in Jo Daviess County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, 53 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 Kent at 515 feet, built in 2021. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 2010s.

Lattice tower15Guyed tower6Tower5Other or unspecified4Pole2Monopole1
Structures in Jo Daviess County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21980s91990s62000s102010s62020s
Structures in Jo Daviess 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
1008923Guyed tower515 ft2021KentTarpon Towers II, LLC
1009645Other or unspecified432 ft1998East DubuqueRadio Dubuque, Inc.
1009642Other or unspecified431 ft1998East DubuqueRadio Dubuque, Inc.
1009643Other or unspecified431 ft1998East DubuqueRadio Dubuque, Inc.
1009644Other or unspecified431 ft1998East DubuqueRadio Dubuque, Inc.
1047758Guyed tower345 ft1998MenomineeARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1047759Guyed tower345 ft1998StocktonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1306718Lattice tower325 ft2018MenomineeCHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1007679Lattice tower320 ft1995WoodbineARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1007920Tower308 ft1994ElizabethAmerican Towers, LLC
1303546Lattice tower305 ft2018NoraCHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1008492Tower300 ft1993StocktonCrown Castle GT Company, LLC
1276202Lattice tower298 ft2011ElizabethARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1276181Lattice tower268 ft2011Apple RiverARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1304416Lattice tower265 ft2020Scales MoundCHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1329917Lattice tower265 ft2025Apple RiverThe Towers, LLC
1009837Tower260 ft1987GalenaVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1239613Pole260 ft2003ElizabethARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1255176Lattice tower260 ft2006Scales MoundARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1333256Lattice tower259 ft2026HanoverTowerNorth Development, LLC
1206852Lattice tower256 ft2001GalenaAmerican Towers LLC
1008066Tower240 ft2005StocktonILLINOIS, STATE OF
1316066Lattice tower229 ft2021East DubuquePI Tower Development LLC
1017691Tower218 ft1988East DubuqueITC Midwest LLC
1058226Pole199 ft2001East DubuqueVerizon Americas LLC
1329946Lattice tower199 ft2025WarrenTowerNorth Development, LLC
1272600Lattice tower198 ft2010Apple RiverARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1276654Lattice tower198 ft2011HanoverARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1269684Guyed tower196 ft2010Apple RiverAmerican Towers LLC
1259125Lattice tower193 ft2007GalenaAmerican Towers LLC
1313327Guyed tower121 ft2018GalenaCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1271080Monopole85 ft2010ElizabethAmerican Towers LLC
1313378Guyed tower80 ft2018East DubuqueCTI Towers Assets II, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Jo Daviess 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: Iroquois County (38), Bureau County (37), Clinton County (37), McDonough County (31), Randolph County (31).

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.