Cell towers in Penobscot County, ME

The FCC registry lists 117 constructed antenna structures in Penobscot County, 15% of Maine's 783 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 56 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 29 (25%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 24 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 117
2Tallest 717 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 198 ft) 199 ft

Structures

117

rank 1 of 16 in ME

Most common type

Lattice tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

39% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Penobscot County

56 different registrants own the 117 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 Penobscot County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, close to the Maine median of 198 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Garland at 717 feet, built in 1986. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Penobscot 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
1022421	Guyed tower	717 ft	1986	Garland	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1021536	Tower	574 ft	1965	Grand Falls Plt	BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH
1225781	Guyed tower	509 ft	2026	Dixmont	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1035339	Guyed tower	508 ft	2026	Dixmont	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1022395	Tower	420 ft	1988	Orrington	Mariner Tower, LLC
1019874	Guyed tower	414 ft	1989	Millinocket	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1022057	Guyed tower	405 ft	2004	Millinocket	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1248207	Other or unspecified	404 ft	1937	Bangor	Zone Corporation
1022056	Guyed tower	363 ft	2004	Patten	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1019501	Guyed tower	361 ft	1988	Argyle	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1031610	Guyed tower	344 ft	1995	Alton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1258416	Lattice tower	330 ft	2007	Argyle	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1019886	Lattice tower	326 ft	1988	Bangor	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1285178	Guyed tower	325 ft	2013	Lowell	Rural Cellular Corporation
1051110	Guyed tower	315 ft	1978	Medway	Clearview Tower Company II, LLC
1260304	Guyed tower	315 ft	2007	La Grange	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1022005	Guyed tower	313 ft	1995	Ellsworth	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1022055	Lattice tower	308 ft	1992	Springfield	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1022006	Guyed tower	305 ft	2004	Enfield	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1202204	Tower	300 ft	1976	Millinocket	PENOBSCOT COUNTY
1245916	Tower	300 ft	2004	Millinocket	GREAT LAKES HYDRO AMERICA, LLC
1022884	Tower	297 ft	1987	Millinocket	KATAHDIN COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = WSYY FM
1030318	Lattice tower	276 ft	1955	Orrington	SBA Towers V, LLC
1291528	Lattice tower	275 ft	2014	Dixmont	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1022418	Guyed tower	272 ft	1998	Old Town	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1241786	Other or unspecified	264 ft	2021	Brewer	Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC
1022003	Lattice tower	263 ft	2007	Bangor	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1257458	Lattice tower	262 ft	2005	Etna	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1260193	Lattice tower	260 ft	2007	Lee	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1229938	Lattice tower	258 ft	2001	Hermon	American Towers LLC
1232806	Lattice tower	256 ft	2002	Bangor	American Towers LLC
1296786	Lattice tower	256 ft	2014	Woodville	American Towers LLC
1035354	Guyed tower	255 ft	2018	Lakeville Plantation	Maine Public Broadcasting Corp
1260142	Lattice tower	255 ft	2007	Stacyville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1265284	Lattice tower	255 ft	2008	Old Town	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1228728	Tower	254 ft	2001	Carmel	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1263135	Lattice tower	254 ft	2008	Charleston	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1278150	Lattice tower	254 ft	2011	Mattawamkeag	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1044876	Tower	253 ft	2010	Orono	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1022004	Lattice tower	251 ft	2011	Etna Center	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1251031	Lattice tower	250 ft	2005	Hudson	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1251030	Lattice tower	249 ft	2005	Corinna	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1022135	Lattice tower	226 ft	1989	Dexter	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1264979	Lattice tower	222 ft	2009	Dixmont	SBA Towers V, LLC
1022883	Tower	217 ft	1963	Millinocket	KATAHDIN COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = WSYY AM
1062466	Tower	207 ft	1970	Dixmont	Central Maine Power Company
1231435	Tower	200 ft	2001	Etna	SBA Towers II LLC
1281992	Lattice tower	200 ft	2012	Newport	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1287090	Lattice tower	200 ft	2013	East Millinocket	American Towers LLC
1295025	Lattice tower	200 ft	2013	Winn	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1022205	Tower	199 ft	1997	Penobscot	CSN International
1212692	Tower	199 ft	2001	Veazie	Lynn Communications Corp.
1250101	Lattice tower	199 ft	2005	Brewer	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1257192	Lattice tower	199 ft	2007	Orono	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1261464	Lattice tower	199 ft	2008	Hermon	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1297747	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Lincoln	American Towers LLC
1300002	Guyed tower	199 ft	2007	Eddington	SBA Towers X, LLC
1305937	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Herseytown Township	American Towers LLC
1305942	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Howland	American Towers LLC
1308070	Lattice tower	199 ft	2018	Etna	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1329278	Lattice tower	199 ft	2026	Springfield	Blue Sky Towers III, LLC
1259902	Monopole	198 ft	2007	Kenduskeag	American Towers LLC
1281695	Tower	198 ft	2012	Bangor	State of Maine-Office of Information Technology
1230994	Lattice tower	197 ft	2001	Brewer	American Towers LLC
1279294	Lattice tower	196 ft	2011	Carmel	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1331192	Lattice tower	196 ft	2025	Patten	PENOBSCOT, COUNTY OF
1019879	Tower	195 ft	1996	Old Town	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1238663	Lattice tower	195 ft	2003	Dexter	SBA Structures, LLC
1257517	Lattice tower	195 ft	2007	Brewer	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1302952	Guyed tower	195 ft	2017	Bangor	Zone Corporation
1332129	Monopole	195 ft	2026	Milford	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1231437	Lattice tower	194 ft	2001	Hampden	SBA Towers II LLC
1261463	Lattice tower	194 ft	2008	Corinth	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1228832	Monopole	193 ft	2001	Orono	SBA Properties, LLC
1019877	Tower	190 ft	1992	Charleston	Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway
1231434	Tower	190 ft	2001	Carmel	ATLANTIC TOWER CORP.
1301360	Guyed tower	186 ft	2014	Etna	NDC Communications, LLC
1300783	Monopole	181 ft	2017	Millinocket	American Towers LLC
1278317	Tower	180 ft	2011	Lincoln	State of Maine-Office of Information Technology
1300501	Monopole	180 ft	2017	Old Town	Rural Cellular Corporation
1255960	Tower	177 ft	2006	Holden	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1323467	Lattice tower	176 ft	2023	Lincoln	PENOBSCOT, COUNTY OF
1032032	Tower	175 ft	1998	Lincoln	BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH
1021535	Tower	171 ft	1965	Lincoln	BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH
1019882	Tower	170 ft	1990	Dixmont Center	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1322582	Lattice tower	166 ft	2022	Hermon	CENTRAL MAINE and QUEBEC RAILROAD
1255364	Lattice tower	155 ft	2008	Milford	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1261462	Pole	155 ft	2008	Bangor	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1251918	Pole	154 ft	2006	Bangor	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1264564	Monopole	154 ft	2008	Eddington	SBA Towers III LLC
1268640	Lattice tower	152 ft	2009	Lincoln	ATLANTIC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
1250346	Tower	150 ft	2006	Bangor	Husson University
1019880	Lattice tower	148 ft	1989	Lincoln	American Towers LLC
1255352	Pole	145 ft	2007	Hampden	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1272637	Tower	141 ft	2011	Lincoln	Motorbrain Consulting, Inc.
1231433	Lattice tower	139 ft	2001	Carmel	SBA Towers II LLC
1279427	Tower	138 ft	2012	Garland	State of Maine-Office of Information Technology
1018403	Lattice tower	130 ft	1997	Brewer	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1267539	Tower	130 ft	2009	Brewer	Whitten's 2-Way Service, Inc.
1284097	Monopole	126 ft	2012	Orrington	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1035546	Tower	122 ft	1998	East Holden	COM NAV INC DBA = RADIO TELEPHONE OF MAINE
1244909	Water tank	121 ft	1944	Bangor	Bangor Water District
1022688	Tower	120 ft	1991	Holden	Clearview Tower Company III, LLC
1202381	Tower	120 ft	1994	Lincoln	Com-Nav Inc dba Radio Telephone of Maine
1264916	Tower	115 ft	2008	Brewer	BREWER, CITY OF
1268178	On a building	114 ft	2009	Bangor	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1250972	Tower	111 ft	1997	Old Town	MAINE, STATE OF
1058487	Tower	110 ft	1970	Bangor	BANGOR ROOFING & SHEET METAL CO
1210848	Tower	102 ft	1988	Lincoln	Bangor Hydro Electric Company
1211763	Tower	83 ft	2001	Bangor	Maine Public Broadcasting Corp
1240340	Tower	81 ft	1989	Bangor	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1022690	Tower	80 ft	1969	Holden	COM NAV INC DBA = RADIO TELEPHONE OF MAINE
1219976	Mast	80 ft	1977	Dexter	Town of Dexter
1243745	Tower	80 ft	2003	Bangor	Blueberry Broadcasting, LLC
1329923	Mast	70 ft	2024	Lincoln	CSX Transportation
1206624	Pole	49 ft	1996	Millinnocket	BAXTER STATE PARK
1253950	Tower	46 ft	2006	Lincoln	Whitten's 2-Way Service, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Penobscot 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 Maine with similar tower counts: Cumberland County (111), York County (72), Kennebec County (70), Washington County (66).

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.