Tower Landlord

Illinois / Knox County

#27 of 102 IL counties · 54 structures

Cell towers in Knox County, IL

The FCC registry lists 54 constructed antenna structures in Knox County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 14 (26%). 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 54
  2. 2Tallest 484 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
  4. 4Median height (state 207 ft) 260 ft
Structures
54
rank 27 of 102 in IL
Most common type
Tower
35% of structures
Over 200 feet
40
74% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
33% built then

Who owns the towers in Knox County

23 different registrants own the 54 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

Array Digital Infrastructure14Verizon8BNSF Railway6American Tower4WPW Broadcasting, Inc.3Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Br2AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY2SUPREME RADIO COMMUNICATIONS2
Constructed structures in Knox 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 tower near Galesburg at 484 feet, built in 1972. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 1990s.

Tower19Lattice tower18Guyed tower10Other or unspecified3Monopole3On a building1
Structures in Knox County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21950s51970s31980s181990s132000s102010s32020s
Structures in Knox 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
1010144Tower484 ft1972GalesburgGalesburg Broadcasting Company
1059072Tower422 ft1998RioSUPREME RADIO COMMUNICATIONS INC
1329236Guyed tower420 ft1993GalesburgARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1008750Guyed tower415 ft2000KnoxvilleCellco Partnership
1008755Guyed tower400 ft1994VictoriaCellco Partnership
1211891Tower364 ft2000GilsonSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1211949Tower359 ft2000RioSpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1059554Other or unspecified356 ft1978GalesburgWPW Broadcasting, Inc.
1055239Lattice tower345 ft1998St AugustineARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1055720Tower320 ft1997GalesburgPrivate owner (name withheld)
1009755Tower318 ft1993Yates CityAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1031716Lattice tower315 ft1997GalesburgARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1055240Lattice tower315 ft1998WoodhullARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1294575Lattice tower304 ft2015WatagaSBA Towers VI, LLC
1007458Tower285 ft1977GalesburgAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1008719Tower283 ft1970GalesburgComcast of Illinois/Indiana/Ohio, LLC
1046439Guyed tower278 ft2018KnoxvilleBNSF Railway Co.
1025735Lattice tower268 ft2013Yates CityCellco Partnership
1266022Lattice tower268 ft2009MaquonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1008757Guyed tower265 ft1995AbingtonCellco Partnership
1008758Tower265 ft1995OneidaCellco Partnership
1242087Tower265 ft2004St. AugustineCellco Partnership
1313153Lattice tower263 ft2021MaquonParallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1313646Lattice tower263 ft2021AltonaPI Tower Development LLC
1009257Guyed tower261 ft2013GalesburgARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1002768Lattice tower260 ft1996London MillsARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1009258Guyed tower260 ft1996WilliamsfieldARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1328152Lattice tower259 ft2024GilsonTowerNorth Development, LLC
1260601Lattice tower258 ft2007AbingdonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1262938Lattice tower258 ft2008DahindaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1267697Lattice tower258 ft2009WilliamsfieldARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1270778Lattice tower258 ft2009VictoriaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1297225Lattice tower255 ft2015DahindaSBA Towers X, LLC
1049122Guyed tower244 ft1998GalesburgBNSF Railway Co.
1049109Guyed tower226 ft2011GalesburgBNSF Railway Co.
1009541Lattice tower219 ft1973GalesburgConnect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1257576Lattice tower208 ft2007KnoxvilleARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1014420Other or unspecified207 ft1957GalesburgWPW Broadcasting, Inc.
1014419Other or unspecified205 ft1957GalesburgWPW Broadcasting, Inc.
1049110Guyed tower205 ft2016GalvaBNSF Railway Co.
1009288Tower200 ft1981GalesburgCity of Galesburg
1232596Lattice tower200 ft1998GalesburgAmerican Towers LLC
1243524Tower182 ft2001GalesburgGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1234997Tower143 ft2002GalesburgCellco Partnership
1008677Tower140 ft1995GalesburgSUPREME RADIO COMMUNICATIONS INC
1233786Tower140 ft2003GalesburgCARL SANDBURG COLLEGE
1009540Tower135 ft1981GalesburgConnect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed
1299626Monopole123 ft2016GalesburgARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1054272Tower120 ft1998GalesburgCellco Partnership
1059729Tower120 ft1999GalesburgGALESBURG COMMUNICATIONS INC
1218517Tower70 ft1988GalesburgGALESBURG SANITARY DISTRICT
1234879Monopole45 ft1994GalesburgBNSF Railway Co.
1301629Monopole45 ft2017GalesburgBNSF Railway Company
1279181On a building30 ft2011GalesburgCity of Galesburg

If you have a tower lease in Knox 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: Jackson County (57), Jefferson County (56), Marion County (56), Ogle County (54), Livingston County (53).

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.