Illinois / Macon County
#17 of 102 IL counties · 72 structures
Cell towers in Macon County, IL
The FCC registry lists 72 constructed antenna structures in Macon County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 37 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 16 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 28 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 72
- 2Tallest 1351 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 234 ft
Who owns the towers in Macon County
37 different registrants own the 72 structures. 5 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 234 feet, 27 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 Oreana at 1351 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1215843 | Tower | 1351 ft | 2001 | Oreana | GOCOM Media of Illinois, LLC |
| 1009651 | Other or unspecified | 1314 ft | 1980 | Argenta | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1057485 | Tower | 1054 ft | 1998 | Oreana | CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. |
| 1009650 | Other or unspecified | 602 ft | 1953 | Decatur | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1009084 | Tower | 500 ft | 1996 | Warrensburg | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1234858 | Tower | 500 ft | 2002 | Oreana | Illinois Cooperative Association, Inc., dba Clear Talk |
| 1009085 | Tower | 499 ft | 1984 | Decatur | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1004109 | Guyed tower | 469 ft | 1960 | Harristown | American Towers LLC |
| 1012923 | Tower | 466 ft | 1994 | Decatur | Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC |
| 1322963 | Guyed tower | 449 ft | 2023 | Moweaqua | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1005626 | Guyed tower | 419 ft | 1998 | Decatur | American Towers LLC |
| 1008840 | Tower | 381 ft | 1997 | Decatur | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1016052 | Tower | 380 ft | 1996 | Champaign | Rincon Broadcasting Champaign Operations LLC |
| 1328514 | Lattice tower | 360 ft | 2025 | Maroa | Macon County ETSB |
| 1007688 | Tower | 350 ft | 2000 | Elwin | Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP |
| 1311867 | Lattice tower | 350 ft | 2020 | Decatur | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1324118 | Guyed tower | 350 ft | 2023 | Decatur | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1248118 | Tower | 345 ft | 2005 | Dalton City | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1057133 | Tower | 344 ft | 2002 | Elwin | THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS |
| 1005627 | Tower | 317 ft | 2004 | Decatur | American Towers LLC |
| 1312098 | Lattice tower | 300 ft | 2020 | Chestnut | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
| 1203345 | Tower | 299 ft | 1970 | Macon | MACON AG SERVICE INC |
| 1007456 | Tower | 298 ft | 2001 | Decatur | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1322763 | Lattice tower | 297 ft | 2022 | Decatur | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1208057 | Tower | 290 ft | 1995 | Decatur | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1016532 | Mast | 270 ft | 2021 | Decatur | American Towers LLC |
| 1236640 | Tower | 269 ft | 2003 | Decatur | Barbeck Tower Partners |
| 1062716 | Tower | 260 ft | 1988 | Decatur | DECATUR, CITY OF |
| 1219386 | Tower | 260 ft | 2000 | Illiopolis | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1266486 | Tower | 260 ft | 2009 | Macon | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1287126 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 1988 | Decatur | DECATUR, CITY OF |
| 1326724 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2026 | Maroa | The Towers, LLC |
| 1207967 | Tower | 258 ft | 2000 | Forsyth | American Towers, LLC |
| 1263534 | Tower | 258 ft | 2008 | Cerro Gordo | American Towers LLC |
| 1060968 | Tower | 256 ft | 1950 | Decatur | Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC |
| 1008642 | Lattice tower | 245 ft | 1962 | Macon | Tower Sites, Inc. |
| 1056497 | Lattice tower | 222 ft | 1986 | Decatur | American Towers LLC |
| 1025690 | Tower | 209 ft | 1991 | Decatur | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| 1264350 | Tower | 201 ft | 2008 | Decatur | MACON, COUNTY OF |
| 1231719 | Tower | 200 ft | 2002 | Oakley | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1256674 | Tower | 200 ft | 2011 | Decatur | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1062908 | Tower | 199 ft | 1998 | Decatur | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1215266 | Tower | 199 ft | 2000 | Oreana | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1215269 | Tower | 199 ft | 2000 | Decatur | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1257182 | Tower | 199 ft | 2007 | Decatur | Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC |
| 1282438 | Tower | 199 ft | 2012 | Argent | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1304732 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2018 | Maroa | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1279537 | Monopole | 196 ft | 2001 | Decatur | American Towers LLC |
| 1054220 | Tower | 195 ft | 1999 | Decatur | American Towers, LLC |
| 1059932 | Tower | 195 ft | 1998 | Decatur | American Towers, LLC |
| 1256139 | Tower | 195 ft | 2007 | Warrensburg | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1290460 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2014 | Decatur | American Towers LLC |
| 1240605 | Monopole | 187 ft | 2004 | Decatur | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1008839 | Monopole | 185 ft | 1991 | Mt Zion | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1260262 | Monopole | 185 ft | 2006 | Decatur | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1277233 | Tower | 170 ft | 2011 | Oreana | St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur |
| 1229359 | Monopole | 169 ft | 2004 | Decatur | American Towers LLC |
| 1060644 | Other or unspecified | 160 ft | 1997 | Decatur | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1217916 | Lattice tower | 160 ft | 2013 | Decatur | American Towers LLC |
| 1217918 | Tower | 160 ft | 2001 | Decatur | American Towers LLC |
| 1290384 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2014 | Decatur | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1302565 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2019 | Mount Zion | PI Tower Development LLC |
| 1308251 | Monopole | 160 ft | 1997 | Decatur | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1269184 | Monopole | 159 ft | 2009 | Decatur | CCATT LLC |
| 1248967 | Tower | 158 ft | 2005 | Decatur | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1222571 | Pole | 157 ft | 2004 | Decatur | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1034273 | Lattice tower | 145 ft | 1997 | Decatur | CCATT LLC |
| 1257205 | Tower | 145 ft | 2008 | Decatur | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1040107 | Lattice tower | 144 ft | 1997 | Decatur | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1216176 | Pole | 130 ft | 2000 | Decatur | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1239548 | Tower | 105 ft | 2004 | Decatur | Illinois, State of |
| 1314328 | Lattice tower | 100 ft | 1999 | Macon | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Macon 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: Rock Island County (94), McLean County (75), Tazewell County (73), Williamson County (70), Vermilion County (65).
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.