Cell towers in Massac County, IL

The FCC registry lists 29 constructed antenna structures in Massac County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC, has 5 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 29
2Tallest 376 ft
3Largest owner Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC
4Median height (state 207 ft) 217 ft

Structures

rank 60 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

55% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

48% built then

Who owns the towers in Massac County

17 different registrants own the 29 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 Massac County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 217 feet, close to the Illinois median of 207 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Metropolis at 376 feet, built in 1988. More than in any other decade, 48% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Massac 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
1009389	Guyed tower	376 ft	1988	Metropolis	GTC Uno, LLC
1007696	Tower	312 ft	2003	Joppa	Trunkline Gas Co.
1218123	Tower	310 ft	2001	Metropolis	SBA Properties, LLC
1276825	Other or unspecified	305 ft	1989	Joppa	Metro Service Center
1009621	Guyed tower	303 ft	1992	Belknap	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1029834	Tower	295 ft	1985	Midway	WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INC
1253423	Tower	273 ft	2007	Brookport	Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC
1253424	Tower	273 ft	2007	Brookport	Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC
1253425	Tower	273 ft	2007	Brookport	Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC
1253426	Tower	273 ft	2007	Brookport	Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC
1233498	Tower	255 ft	2001	Metropolis	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1049332	Tower	252 ft	1985	Vienna	SOUTHERN ILLINOIS POWER COOPERATIVE
1009388	Tower	251 ft	1995	Metropolis	Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC
1266172	Lattice tower	249 ft	2009	Grand Chain	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1316673	Lattice tower	217 ft	2021	Metropolis	Uniti Towers LLC
1225382	Tower	208 ft	2001	Metropolis	SBA Properties, LLC
1234083	Lattice tower	180 ft	2002	Metropolis	American Towers LLC
1241106	Tower	178 ft	2004	Metropolis	City of metropolis
1246983	Tower	170 ft	2006	Metropolis	MASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
1311947	Monopole	154 ft	2020	Metropolis	Cellco Partnership
1212929	Tower	140 ft	2000	Joppa	Cellco Partnership
1027052	Tower	130 ft	1994	Metropolis	Private owner (name withheld)
1298866	Monopole	66 ft	2016	Metropolis	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1306129	Mast	66 ft	2018	Metropolis	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1293588	Monopole	64 ft	2014	Metropolis	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1313121	Monopole	50 ft	2021	Metropolis	BNSF Railway Co.
1313123	Monopole	50 ft	2021	Metropolis	BNSF Railway Co.
1313122	Monopole	39 ft	2021	Metropolis	BNSF Railway Co.
1233968	Tower	35 ft	2004	Metropolis	CITY OF METROPOLIS METROPOLIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

If you have a tower lease in Massac 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: Wayne County (30), Bond County (29), Boone County (29), Shelby County (28), Carroll County (26).

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.