Cell towers in Scott County, IL

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Scott County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP, has 1 (10%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 10
2Tallest 479 ft
3Largest owner Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
4Median height (state 207 ft) 300 ft

Structures

rank 95 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

60% of structures

Over 200 feet

90% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Scott County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 300 feet, 93 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 Winchester at 479 feet, built in 2005. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Scott 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
1245772	Tower	479 ft	2005	Winchester	Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative
1003723	Tower	349 ft	1997	Winchester	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1248125	Guyed tower	345 ft	2005	Alsey	American Towers LLC
1007687	Tower	305 ft	2004	Alsey	Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
1238161	Tower	304 ft	2003	Riggston	K2 Towers II, LLC
1239609	Pole	295 ft	2003	Winchester	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1052182	Tower	280 ft	1968	Winchester	ILLINOIS RURAL ELECTRIC CO
1316389	Lattice tower	260 ft	2020	Bluffs	VB BTS III, LLC
1027917	Tower	201 ft	1976	Bluffs	Norfolk Southern Corporation
1320650	Monopole	199 ft	2021	Winchester	TowerNorth Development, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Scott 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: Moultrie County (13), Pope County (13), Jasper County (12).

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.