Illinois / Richland County
#73 of 102 IL counties · 22 structures
Cell towers in Richland County, IL
The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Richland County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. SBA Communications owns 8 of them (36%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 22
- 2Tallest 980 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 283 ft
Who owns the towers in Richland County
13 different registrants own the 22 structures. 3 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 283 feet, 76 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 Dundas at 980 feet, built in 1983. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008851 | Guyed tower | 980 ft | 1983 | Dundas | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1047384 | Tower | 551 ft | 1982 | Olney | VLN BROADCASTING INC DBA = WVLN AM & WSEI FM |
| 1009633 | Guyed tower | 404 ft | 1993 | Olney | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1009472 | Tower | 360 ft | 1957 | Olney | AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY |
| 1033809 | Tower | 360 ft | 1979 | Olney | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1005605 | Guyed tower | 338 ft | 2002 | Olney | American Towers LLC |
| 1254972 | Tower | 319 ft | 2007 | Olney | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1009537 | Other or unspecified | 318 ft | 1997 | Olney | DMR Aircomm Inc. |
| 1287859 | Guyed tower | 311 ft | 2013 | Dundas | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1287097 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2013 | Olney | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1287098 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2013 | Olney | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1280700 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2012 | Olney | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1287099 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2013 | Claremont | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1220505 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2000 | Olney | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1287387 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2013 | Olney | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1287965 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2013 | Dundas | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1273969 | Guyed tower | 230 ft | 2010 | Noble | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1322022 | Lattice tower | 229 ft | 2023 | Noble | Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC |
| 1012293 | Tower | 206 ft | 1992 | Olney | VCY America, Inc |
| 1288288 | Lattice tower | 189 ft | 2013 | Olney | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1211283 | Tower | 171 ft | 1990 | Olney | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1205280 | Tower | 121 ft | 2000 | Olney | MID-ILLINOIS CONCRETE INC |
If you have a tower lease in Richland 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: Perry County (23), Crawford County (22), Cumberland County (22), Washington County (22), Piatt County (21).
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.