Illinois / McLean County
#15 of 102 IL counties · 75 structures
Cell towers in McLean County, IL
The FCC registry lists 75 constructed antenna structures in McLean County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 41 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 18 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 29 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 75
- 2Tallest 450 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 228 ft
Who owns the towers in McLean County
41 different registrants own the 75 structures. 4 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 228 feet, 21 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Lexington at 450 feet, built in 2008. More than in any other decade, 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1260584 | Other or unspecified | 450 ft | 2008 | Lexington | Viking Enterprises, LLC |
| 1009563 | Tower | 440 ft | 1986 | Bloomington | HIGH RISE COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED |
| 1009708 | Guyed tower | 433 ft | 1974 | Minier | FBA Corporation |
| 1008865 | Lattice tower | 418 ft | 1989 | Bloomington | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1009717 | Guyed tower | 413 ft | 1974 | Gridley | FBA Corporation |
| 1009172 | Tower | 410 ft | 1997 | Towanda | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
| 1005596 | Guyed tower | 408 ft | 1989 | Bloomington | American Towers LLC |
| 1028326 | Tower | 408 ft | 1925 | Bloomington | VB Nimbus, LLC |
| 1027016 | Tower | 407 ft | 1947 | Boomington | TWIN CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| 1285184 | Pole | 399 ft | 2012 | Carlock | White Oak Energy, LLC |
| 1008741 | Guyed tower | 372 ft | 1998 | Lexington | American Towers LLC |
| 1040671 | Guyed tower | 370 ft | 1987 | Downs | VB Nimbus, LLC |
| 1043833 | Guyed tower | 367 ft | 1999 | Bloomington | American Towers LLC |
| 1059394 | Tower | 358 ft | 1998 | Chenoa | American Towers, LLC |
| 1211446 | Tower | 357 ft | 2001 | Lexington | Pilot Media, LLC |
| 1016514 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 1997 | Ellsworth | SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC |
| 1057101 | Tower | 327 ft | 1998 | Mclean | American Towers, LLC |
| 1059703 | Lattice tower | 321 ft | 2020 | Hudson | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1009872 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 1980 | Arrowsmith | Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC |
| 1207790 | Tower | 317 ft | 1995 | Leroy | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1014818 | Tower | 306 ft | 1962 | Saybrook | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1028591 | Tower | 300 ft | 1995 | Ellsworth | Pilot Media, LLC |
| 1008831 | Tower | 291 ft | 1993 | Normal | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1207963 | Tower | 263 ft | 1999 | Heyworth | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1311791 | Lattice tower | 263 ft | 2020 | Colfax | PI Tower Development LLC |
| 1304307 | Lattice tower | 262 ft | 2018 | Towanda | Harmoni Towers LLC |
| 1230146 | Tower | 260 ft | 2009 | Chenoa | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1230149 | Tower | 259 ft | 2008 | Lexington | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1280258 | Tower | 258 ft | 2011 | Danvers | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1220483 | Tower | 257 ft | 2001 | Bloomington | American Towers LLC |
| 1313838 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2020 | Saybrook | Diamond Towers V LLC |
| 1220485 | Tower | 255 ft | 2002 | Towanda | American Towers LLC |
| 1225296 | Tower | 251 ft | 2001 | Farmer City | American Towers LLC |
| 1060191 | Tower | 250 ft | 1990 | Bloomington | 2820 Communications INC |
| 1267547 | Tower | 250 ft | 2009 | Stanford | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1312445 | Lattice tower | 250 ft | 2020 | Chenoa | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
| 1279757 | Tower | 238 ft | 2011 | Colfax | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1279905 | Tower | 228 ft | 2011 | Hudson | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1052158 | Tower | 220 ft | 1954 | Bloomington | CORN BELT ELECTRIC COOP INC |
| 1265489 | Lattice tower | 212 ft | 2008 | Heyworth | American Towers LLC |
| 1209060 | Lattice tower | 208 ft | 1997 | Downs | American Towers LLC |
| 1298848 | Lattice tower | 204 ft | 2012 | Carlock | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1008048 | Tower | 200 ft | 1996 | Le Roy | ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| 1333613 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 2026 | Bloomington | DRA Properties, LLC |
| 1062912 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 1998 | Shirley | American Towers LLC |
| 1219913 | Mast | 199 ft | 2002 | Normal | American Towers LLC |
| 1248569 | Tower | 199 ft | 2005 | Bloomington | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1267749 | Tower | 199 ft | 2009 | Lilly | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
| 1277592 | Tower | 199 ft | 2010 | Bloominhton | 52 Eighty, LLC |
| 1279512 | Tower | 199 ft | 2011 | Cooksville | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1286532 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2001 | Bloomington | American Towers LLC |
| 1009672 | On a building | 196 ft | 1992 | Bloomington | STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INS CO |
| 1064045 | Tower | 196 ft | 1998 | Leroy | SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC. |
| 1062910 | Lattice tower | 195 ft | 1998 | Bloomington | American Towers LLC |
| 1231837 | Tower | 195 ft | 2002 | Normal | Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC |
| 1263644 | Tower | 195 ft | 2008 | Bellflower | VB BTS, ll, LLC |
| 1025590 | Tower | 194 ft | 1977 | Bloomington | HILL RADIO |
| 1220484 | Mast | 190 ft | 2001 | Shirley | American Towers LLC |
| 1236996 | Lattice tower | 183 ft | 2003 | Bloomington | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1208056 | Tower | 167 ft | 1996 | Bloomington | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1258218 | Tower | 160 ft | 2005 | Normal | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1332030 | Monopole | 158 ft | 2026 | Bloomington | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1243479 | Tower | 156 ft | 1999 | Bloomington | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1236370 | Tower | 155 ft | 2004 | Bloomington | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1291394 | Lattice tower | 143 ft | 1982 | Bloomington | Illinois Television, LLC |
| 1279289 | Tower | 140 ft | 2011 | Bloomington | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1238130 | Tower | 130 ft | 2003 | Bloomington | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1279287 | Monopole | 128 ft | 2011 | Normal | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1255381 | Tower | 125 ft | 2007 | Bloomington | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
| 1262696 | Monopole | 124 ft | 2008 | Bloomington City | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1296046 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2015 | Normal | SBA Towers VI, LLC |
| 1060641 | Monopole | 105 ft | 1997 | Bloomington | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1003318 | Lattice tower | 103 ft | 1997 | Bloomington | SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC |
| 1238853 | Tower | 90 ft | 2004 | Bloomington | Illinois, State of |
| 1254494 | Tower | 45 ft | 2007 | Bloomington | McLean County 911 Center |
If you have a tower lease in McLean 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: Peoria County (99), LaSalle County (94), Rock Island County (94), Tazewell County (73), Macon County (72).
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.