Cell towers in Barry County, MI

The FCC registry lists 53 constructed antenna structures in Barry County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 28 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 6 (11%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 16 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 53
2Tallest 1130 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 266 ft

Structures

rank 30 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

40% of structures

Over 200 feet

74% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

23% built then

Who owns the towers in Barry County

28 different registrants own the 53 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 Barry County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 266 feet, 41 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 Wayland at 1130 feet, built in 1961. More than in any other decade, 23% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Barry 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
1000688	Guyed tower	1130 ft	1961	Wayland	WWMT Licensee, LLC
1004741	Tower	1080 ft	2007	Orangeville Township	Christian Broadcasting Ministry
1005702	Other or unspecified	1079 ft	1982	Wayland	Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
1006764	Tower	973 ft	1989	Middleville	LCH COMMUNICATIONS INC DBA = WOOD TV
1005400	Guyed tower	967 ft	2017	Orangeville Township	Nexstar Media Inc.
1236861	Guyed tower	938 ft	2019	Middleville	Nexstar Media Inc.
1243207	Guyed tower	787 ft	2017	Wayland	Regents of The University of Michigan
1029919	Lattice tower	500 ft	1998	Plainwell	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1240846	Tower	500 ft	1973	Prairieville	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1001261	Guyed tower	470 ft	1996	Nashville	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1328954	Guyed tower	466 ft	2024	Nashville	Michigan, State of
1002373	Tower	358 ft	1974	Hastings	BARRY BROADCASTING COMPANY
1021482	Guyed tower	350 ft	1994	Delton	Alltel Corporation
1325428	Lattice tower	320 ft	2023	Middleville	BARRY COUNTY 911 CENTRAL DISPATCH
1325429	Lattice tower	320 ft	2024	Hastings	BARRY COUNTY 911 CENTRAL DISPATCH
1222144	Tower	310 ft	2005	Nashville	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1222147	Tower	310 ft	2003	Lake Odessa	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1222148	Tower	310 ft	2003	Freeport	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1273153	Tower	310 ft	2010	Hastings	MEI Telecom, Inc.
1273154	Tower	310 ft	2010	Shelbyville	MEI Telecom, Inc.
1273555	Tower	310 ft	2010	Hastings	MEI Telecom, Inc.
1000129	Guyed tower	309 ft	2000	Delton	SBA Structures, LLC
1006577	Tower	308 ft	1990	Cloverdale	MEI Telecom, Inc.
1202456	Lattice tower	299 ft	1999	Middleville	American Towers LLC
1021224	Guyed tower	275 ft	1988	Hastings	American Towers LLC
1064680	Tower	269 ft	1993	Hastings	BARRY, COUNTY OF
1000535	Tower	266 ft	1957	Bellevue	All Around Properties, LLC
1021484	Guyed tower	265 ft	1988	Bellevue	American Towers LLC
1200340	Tower	265 ft	2004	Thornapple	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1000128	Tower	264 ft	1990	Hastings	SBA Structures, LLC
1060254	Guyed tower	260 ft	1998	Delton	American Towers, LLC
1054356	Guyed tower	259 ft	1999	Middleville	Alltel Corporation
1229890	Lattice tower	258 ft	2001	Hickory Corners	SBA Towers II LLC
1295703	Lattice tower	258 ft	2015	Middleville	Alltel Corporation
1213715	Tower	255 ft	2005	Hastings	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1213717	Tower	254 ft	2005	Battle Creek	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1208360	Tower	250 ft	2000	Delton	MEI Telecom, Inc.
1314021	Lattice tower	250 ft	2022	Battle Creek	The Towers, LLC
1318740	Monopole	202 ft	2020	Delton	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1294795	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Middleville	Alltel Corporation
1297957	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Hastings	American Towers LLC
1315554	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Nashville	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1315734	Monopole	199 ft	2020	Middleville	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1327301	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Hastings	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1327523	Monopole	199 ft	2023	Nashville	APC Towers IV, LLC
1330114	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Bellevue	Harmoni Towers LLC
1334526	Lattice tower	199 ft	2025	Woodland	Skyway Towers, LLC
1001159	Tower	197 ft	1984	Hastings	MEI Telecom, Inc.
1209941	Monopole	168 ft	2014	Hastings	American Towers LLC
1206887	Tower	160 ft	2000	Hastings	Barry County Road Commission
1251459	Tower	155 ft	2005	Plainwell	SBA Towers II LLC
1292711	Monopole	133 ft	2014	Hasting	Alltel Corporation
1292863	Lattice tower	80 ft	2014	Hastings	Southern Michigan Cellular Company

If you have a tower lease in Barry 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: Lapeer County (54), Marquette County (54), Midland County (54), Newaygo County (53), Cass County (51).

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.