Cell towers in Alcona County, MI

The FCC registry lists 29 constructed antenna structures in Alcona County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (24%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 29
2Tallest 699 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 315 ft

Structures

rank 63 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

90% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

34% built then

Who owns the towers in Alcona County

16 different registrants own the 29 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 Alcona County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 315 feet, 90 feet taller than the Michigan median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Lincoln at 699 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 34% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Alcona 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
1052438	Guyed tower	699 ft	1998	Lincoln	CMU Public Broadcasting
1000621	Other or unspecified	689 ft	1989	Hubbard Lake	WATZ RADIO INC
1002872	Guyed tower	505 ft	1980	Barton City	Queen Bee's Knees, LLC
1054399	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Black River	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1054400	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Glennie	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1056351	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Barton City	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1213633	Tower	420 ft	2000	Curran	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1021821	Tower	409 ft	1996	Harrisville	Alltel Corporation
1021822	Guyed tower	409 ft	1996	Mio	Alltel Corporation
1243453	Tower	380 ft	2005	Millen	SBA Structures, LLC
1326594	Guyed tower	365 ft	2025	Harrisville	Southern Towers BTS, LP
1027390	Tower	349 ft	1997	Alcona	Alltel Corporation
1005885	Tower	348 ft	1992	Mikado	SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
1049886	Tower	348 ft	1992	Greenbush	Edwards Communications LC
1328364	Guyed tower	315 ft	2026	Black River	The Towers, LLC
1215090	Guyed tower	310 ft	2000	Harrisville	American Towers LLC
1217843	Lattice tower	310 ft	2000	Curran	SBA Structures, LLC
1301509	Lattice tower	310 ft	2017	Ossineke	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1005821	Tower	305 ft	1991	Barton City	Queen Bee's Knees, LLC
1216582	Guyed tower	305 ft	2000	Harrisville	American Towers LLC
1309006	Lattice tower	303 ft	2019	Glennie	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1241439	Tower	280 ft	2004	Millen	SBA Structures, LLC
1240950	Tower	265 ft	2004	Oscoda	Alltel Corporation
1260449	Tower	265 ft	2007	Spruce	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1007847	Tower	260 ft	1976	Spruce	American Towers LLC
1304984	Lattice tower	230 ft	2018	Greenbush	ALLTEL Corporation
1225346	Tower	189 ft	2002	Oscoda	American Towers LLC
1229547	Guyed tower	160 ft	2001	Harrisville	American Towers LLC
1275268	Tower	130 ft	2011	Harrisville	ALCONA, COUNTY OF

If you have a tower lease in Alcona 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 Michigan with similar tower counts: Crawford County (31), Roscommon County (31), Houghton County (30), Ogemaw County (29), Gladwin County (27).

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.