Illinois / Macoupin County
#36 of 102 IL counties · 46 structures
Cell towers in Macoupin County, IL
The FCC registry lists 46 constructed antenna structures in Macoupin County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 24 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 13 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 46
- 2Tallest 482 ft
- 3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 262 ft
Who owns the towers in Macoupin County
24 different registrants own the 46 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 262 feet, 55 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 Carlinville at 482 feet, built in 2024. More than in any other decade, 28% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1042535 | Guyed tower | 482 ft | 2024 | Carlinville | University of Northwestern-St. Paul |
| 1008053 | Tower | 469 ft | 1997 | Carlinville | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1022333 | Tower | 400 ft | 1995 | Carlinville | Wave Technology, Inc. |
| 1018673 | Tower | 358 ft | 1984 | Palmyra | Great Lakes Aerial Maintenance & Construction Company, Inc |
| 1008888 | Guyed tower | 350 ft | 1995 | Chesterfield | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1232259 | Tower | 350 ft | 2002 | Carlinville | Macoupin County IL ETSB |
| 1253439 | Tower | 349 ft | 2006 | Plainview | CCATT LLC |
| 1009853 | Tower | 348 ft | 1984 | Brighton | Wisper Tower Holdings, Inc. |
| 1009413 | Tower | 344 ft | 1992 | Carlinville | Craig Antenna Service, Inc |
| 1241608 | Mast | 344 ft | 2004 | Carlinville | CCATT LLC |
| 1280057 | Guyed tower | 343 ft | 2012 | Palmyra | American Towers LLC |
| 1009710 | Tower | 328 ft | 1974 | Mount Olive | Pinnacle Development, LLC |
| 1245006 | Tower | 310 ft | 2004 | Staunton | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1021684 | Tower | 309 ft | 1990 | Mount Olive | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1014810 | Lattice tower | 308 ft | 1985 | Gillespie | American Towers LLC |
| 1325829 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2025 | Gillespie | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1009411 | Tower | 303 ft | 1981 | Virden | Royell Communications Inc |
| 1243500 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2005 | Staunton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1008656 | Tower | 282 ft | 1953 | Scottsville | MTS Inc. |
| 1271924 | Lattice tower | 278 ft | 2010 | Palmyra | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1272758 | Lattice tower | 268 ft | 2010 | Carlinville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1307629 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 2018 | Medora | Harmoni Towers LLC |
| 1250145 | Mast | 264 ft | 2008 | Mt. Olive | CCATT LLC |
| 1317418 | Monopole | 260 ft | 2021 | Chesterfield | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1318303 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2021 | Bunker Hill | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1318305 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2021 | Shipman | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1230961 | Tower | 258 ft | 2002 | Staunton | American Towers LLC |
| 1245219 | Mast | 258 ft | 2004 | Girard | CCATT LLC |
| 1265511 | Other or unspecified | 258 ft | 2008 | Sawyerville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1265726 | Other or unspecified | 258 ft | 2008 | Bunker Hill | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1271922 | Other or unspecified | 258 ft | 2010 | Carlinville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1272756 | Other or unspecified | 258 ft | 2010 | Girard | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1279026 | Lattice tower | 258 ft | 2011 | Brighton | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1007453 | Tower | 250 ft | 1952 | Staunton | Talley Broadcasting Corporation |
| 1303837 | Lattice tower | 230 ft | 2017 | Mount Olive | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1009434 | Tower | 220 ft | 1982 | Dorchester | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1265510 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2008 | Bunker Hill | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1265590 | Other or unspecified | 198 ft | 2008 | Gillespie | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1272754 | Other or unspecified | 198 ft | 2010 | Virden | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1272757 | Other or unspecified | 198 ft | 2010 | Carlinville | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1323564 | Monopole | 198 ft | 2022 | Mount Olive | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1213070 | Tower | 195 ft | 2002 | Piasa | American Towers LLC |
| 1324195 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 2018 | Gillespie | Harmoni Towers, LLC |
| 1041905 | Tower | 151 ft | 1996 | Staunton | TOWERS OF KLL LLC |
| 1314330 | Lattice tower | 135 ft | 2019 | Litchfield | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1009498 | Pole | 85 ft | 1992 | Virden | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
If you have a tower lease in Macoupin 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: Franklin County (47), Fulton County (47), Hancock County (46), Coles County (45), Christian County (44).
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.