Cell towers in Arenac County, MI

The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Arenac County, 0% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 6 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 21
2Tallest 462 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 260 ft

Structures

rank 71 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Guyed tower

38% of structures

Over 200 feet

95% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

38% built then

Who owns the towers in Arenac County

11 different registrants own the 21 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 Arenac County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 260 feet, 35 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 Sterling at 462 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Arenac 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
1058090	Guyed tower	462 ft	1999	Sterling	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1000118	Guyed tower	408 ft	1992	Omer	SBA Structures, LLC
1269611	Lattice tower	362 ft	2010	Au Gres	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1021211	Guyed tower	349 ft	1993	Augres	Alltel Corporation
1006746	Tower	331 ft	1988	Sterling	CMU Public Broadcasting
1025534	Guyed tower	313 ft	1997	Alger	SBA Structures, LLC
1216561	Guyed tower	306 ft	2002	Alger	American Towers LLC
1056663	Tower	305 ft	1993	Alger	Alltel Corporation
1319714	Lattice tower	300 ft	2022	Sterling	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1053948	Tower	278 ft	1998	Sterling	SBA Structures, LLC
1328653	Guyed tower	260 ft	2024	Sterling	APC Towers, LLC
1297381	Lattice tower	258 ft	2016	Omer	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1206420	Tower	257 ft	1999	Au Gres	American Towers LLC
1297311	Guyed tower	257 ft	2016	Twining	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1206491	Lattice tower	256 ft	1999	Standish	American Towers LLC
1218498	Lattice tower	256 ft	2002	Alger	American Towers LLC
1217838	Guyed tower	255 ft	2000	Au Gres	American Towers LLC
1220774	Tower	249 ft	2001	Standish	Subcarrier Communications, Inc.
1246030	Tower	234 ft	2004	Standish	Alltel Corporation
1206492	Lattice tower	227 ft	2002	Standish	American Towers LLC
1316850	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Au Gres	VB BTS III, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Arenac 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: Gogebic County (26), Benzie County (23), Iosco County (23), Alpena County (20), Lake County (19).

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.