Cell towers in Saline County, IL

The FCC registry lists 18 constructed antenna structures in Saline County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, Verizon, has 4 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 18
2Tallest 503 ft
3Largest owner Verizon
4Median height (state 207 ft) 260 ft

Structures

rank 84 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

67% of structures

Over 200 feet

89% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Saline County

10 different registrants own the 18 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 Saline County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, 53 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 Harrisburg at 503 feet, built in 1956. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Saline 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
1047011	Tower	503 ft	1956	Harrisburg	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1008459	Tower	407 ft	1975	Harrisburg	WEBQ, LLC
1251636	Tower	355 ft	2006	Carrier Mills	Southern Illinois Power Cooperative
1219332	Lattice tower	308 ft	1999	Carrier Mills	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1009355	Guyed tower	290 ft	1969	Harrisburg	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1009465	Tower	270 ft	1958	Muddy	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1008460	Tower	266 ft	1975	Eldorado	WEBQ, LLC
1250657	Lattice tower	265 ft	2006	Galatia	Cellco Partnership
1206198	Tower	260 ft	2000	Eldorado	Cellco Partnership
1272890	Tower	260 ft	2010	Carrier Mills	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1255563	Lattice tower	257 ft	2007	Carrier Mills	Cellco Partnership
1220509	Tower	255 ft	2000	El Dorado	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1275723	Tower	255 ft	2010	Harrisburg	Tower Development Corporation
1284647	Tower	255 ft	2013	Harrisburg	Xcell Towers II, LLC
1284649	Tower	255 ft	2013	Eldorado	Xcell Towers II, LLC
1245914	Lattice tower	237 ft	2004	Muddy	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1293371	Lattice tower	194 ft	2016	Harrisburg	Cellco Partnership
1009441	Tower	100 ft	1992	Harrisburg	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Saline 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: Monroe County (19), Edgar County (18), Greene County (18), Cass County (17), Schuyler County (16).

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.