Cell towers in Alger County, MI

The FCC registry lists 16 constructed antenna structures in Alger County, 0% of Michigan's 4,535. MICHIGAN, STATE OF owns 5 of them (31%), 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 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 16
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner MICHIGAN, STATE OF
4Median height (state 225 ft) 372 ft

Structures

rank 80 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Guyed tower

44% of structures

Over 200 feet

94% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Alger County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 372 feet, 147 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 Sundel at 500 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Alger 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
1203025	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Sundel	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1017389	Guyed tower	499 ft	1997	Grand Marais	American Towers LLC
1212638	Guyed tower	499 ft	2000	Melstrand	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1212640	Lattice tower	499 ft	2000	Grand Marais	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1208520	Guyed tower	483 ft	2000	Munising	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1000196	Guyed tower	421 ft	1995	Trenary	Alltel Corporation
1064970	Guyed tower	420 ft	1999	Trenary	American Towers LLC
1006776	Guyed tower	400 ft	1995	Munising	American Towers LLC
1284145	Lattice tower	344 ft	2013	Munising	Alltel Corporation
1000692	Tower	335 ft	2007	Munising	HIAWATHA TELEPHONE COMPANY
1280645	Lattice tower	305 ft	2012	Shingleton	American Towers LLC
1309055	Lattice tower	263 ft	2020	Deerton	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1261401	Tower	259 ft	2008	Munising	Alltel Corporation
1241582	Lattice tower	210 ft	2000	Munising	Tarpon Towers III, LLC
1055083	Tower	207 ft	1943	Munising	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1005802	Tower	200 ft	1990	Munising	SBA Infrastructures, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Alger 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: Iron County (17), Montmorency County (17), Oscoda County (17), Baraga County (16), Luce County (11).

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.