Cell towers in McDonough County, IL

The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in McDonough County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 19 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 7 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 31
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 207 ft) 270 ft

Structures

rank 51 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

77% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in McDonough County

19 different registrants own the 31 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 270 feet, 63 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 Colchester at 500 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in McDonough 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
1018309	Tower	500 ft	1996	Colchester	K2 Towers II, LLC
1028660	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Macomb	American Towers LLC
1008708	Tower	499 ft	1965	Macomb	Comcast of Illinois/Indiana/Ohio, LLC
1282965	Tower	487 ft	2012	Macomb	Western Illinois University
1010573	Guyed tower	403 ft	1992	Bushnell	American Towers LLC
1009293	Tower	400 ft	1998	Macomb	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1237000	Tower	350 ft	2003	Table Grove	SBA Structures, LLC
1011340	Tower	345 ft	2007	Macomb	BRIDGEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
1009531	Lattice tower	345 ft	1993	Bardolph	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1025145	Guyed tower	328 ft	2000	Blandinsville	American Towers LLC
1012830	Lattice tower	315 ft	1997	Industry	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1000864	Guyed tower	310 ft	1996	Macomb	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1021678	Tower	308 ft	1990	Macomb	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1311378	Lattice tower	302 ft	2020	Industry	Uniti Towers LLC
1061410	Guyed tower	280 ft	2018	Colchester	BNSF Railway Co.
1234749	Mast	270 ft	2002	Macomb	Cellco Partnership
1237248	Lattice tower	265 ft	2003	Tennessee	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1061206	Tower	264 ft	1988	Colchester	BNSF Railway Co.
1009059	Tower	260 ft	1982	Macomb	Prestige Communications, Inc.
1265507	Tower	260 ft	2008	Tennessee	Cellco Partnership
1291919	Lattice tower	260 ft	2014	Industry	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1331411	Lattice tower	259 ft	2026	Blandinsville	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1270797	Lattice tower	258 ft	2009	Plymouth	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1009453	Tower	257 ft	1958	Macomb	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1201435	Lattice tower	199 ft	2009	Macomb	TIGR Acquisitions VI, LLC
1231677	Lattice tower	199 ft	2002	Macomb	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1324123	Lattice tower	196 ft	2023	Macomb	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1314945	Monopole	192 ft	2003	Macomb	Cellco Partnership
1010572	Tower	188 ft	1947	Macomb	Virden Broadcasting Corp.
1295307	Monopole	115 ft	2015	Good Hope	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1009488	Other or unspecified	60 ft	1992	Sciota	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in McDonough 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: Bureau County (37), Clinton County (37), Jo Daviess County (33), Randolph County (31), Woodford County (31).

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.