Cell towers in Livingston County, IL

The FCC registry lists 53 constructed antenna structures in Livingston County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 28 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 10 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 13 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 53
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 258 ft

Structures

rank 29 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

53% of structures

Over 200 feet

75% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Livingston County

28 different registrants own the 53 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.

Constructed structures in Livingston County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

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 guyed tower near Dwight at 500 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Livingston County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Livingston 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.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1014558	Guyed tower	500 ft	1997	Dwight	VB Nimbus, LLC
1025869	Guyed tower	500 ft	1993	Weston	VB Nimbus, LLC
1009181	Tower	491 ft	1992	Streator	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1214611	Other or unspecified	480 ft	2000	Saunemin	Illinois Cooperative Association, Inc., dba Clear Talk
1005592	Tower	438 ft	2002	Pontiac	American Towers LLC
1234721	Tower	430 ft	2004	Pontiac	Illinois, State of
1064756	Tower	420 ft	1980	Odell	Livingston County
1008651	Tower	368 ft	1962	Odell	Eakins Communications
1062439	Lattice tower	365 ft	1998	Odell	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1008650	Tower	333 ft	1963	Odell	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1041969	Tower	320 ft	1967	Pontiac	Private owner (name withheld)
1009594	Tower	318 ft	1989	Pontiac	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1327459	Lattice tower	315 ft	2025	Cornell	The Towers, LLC
1009856	Tower	308 ft	1989	Gridley	Cellco Partnership
1225647	Tower	308 ft	2001	Dwight	American Towers LLC
1009192	Tower	303 ft	1993	Campus	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1009163	Tower	298 ft	2003	Swygert	American Towers LLC
1302674	Guyed tower	295 ft	2017	Chatsworth	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1009687	Tower	284 ft	1996	Chatsworth	Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC
1008914	Lattice tower	276 ft	2002	Pontiac	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1271256	Lattice tower	275 ft	2010	Fairbury	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1312557	Lattice tower	263 ft	2021	Saunemin	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1258162	Tower	259 ft	2010	Campus	Cellco Partnership
1050185	Tower	258 ft	1997	Chatsworth	Telava Wireless, Inc.
1258096	Lattice tower	258 ft	2010	Long Point	Cellco Partnership
1271257	Tower	258 ft	2010	Forrest	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1280273	Tower	258 ft	2011	Flanagan	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1225646	Tower	257 ft	2002	Pontiac	American Towers LLC
1219889	Lattice tower	256 ft	2000	Pontiac	American Tower LLC
1258991	Lattice tower	256 ft	2007	Saunemin	Cellco Partnership
1257490	Lattice tower	255 ft	2007	Flanagan	Cellco Partnership
1295297	Lattice tower	255 ft	2015	Mcdowell	SBA Towers X, LLC
1025337	Guyed tower	249 ft	2004	Odell	American Towers LLC
1243550	Guyed tower	245 ft	2004	Forrest	SBA Towers II LLC
1246385	Tower	239 ft	2004	Long Point	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1250399	Tower	229 ft	2006	Fairbury	Cellco Partnership
1250773	Tower	229 ft	2006	Chatsworth,	Cellco Partnership
1267747	Lattice tower	219 ft	2026	Pontiac	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1225511	Tower	213 ft	2002	Odell	American Towers LLC
1038194	Guyed tower	203 ft	1997	Dwight	CTI Towers Assets, II, LLC c/o Symphony Towers Infrastructure
1058185	Tower	200 ft	1999	Pontiac	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1243796	Tower	200 ft	1997	Forrest	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1009349	Tower	199 ft	2006	Pontiac	METAMORA TELEPHONE COMPANY
1226832	Tower	199 ft	2001	Pontiac	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1269148	Tower	199 ft	2009	Cayuga	Commonwealth Edison Company
1278119	Lattice tower	199 ft	2011	Dwight	SBA Towers III LLC
1288029	Lattice tower	199 ft	2012	Cullom	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1060642	Lattice tower	195 ft	1997	Pontiac	American Towers LLC
1247444	Mast	195 ft	2005	Pontiac	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1251026	Lattice tower	195 ft	2006	Dwight	Cellco Partnership
1250408	Tower	164 ft	2006	Pontiac	Cellco Partnership
1303391	Monopole	130 ft	2018	Streator	PI Tower Development, LLC
1285746	Monopole	65 ft	2013	Cayuga	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Livingston 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: Marion County (56), Knox County (54), Ogle County (54), Pike County (51), Lee County (50).

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.