Cell towers in Chippewa County, MI

The FCC registry lists 44 constructed antenna structures in Chippewa County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, MICHIGAN, STATE OF, has 7 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 44
2Tallest 1126 ft
3Largest owner MICHIGAN, STATE OF
4Median height (state 225 ft) 282 ft

Structures

rank 37 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

77% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Chippewa County

27 different registrants own the 44 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. 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 Chippewa County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 282 feet, 57 feet taller than the Michigan median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Goetzville at 1126 feet, built in 2018. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Chippewa 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
1002423	Lattice tower	1126 ft	2018	Goetzville	Private owner (name withheld)
1006719	Other or unspecified	864 ft	1976	Goetzville	Chesapeake Media I, LLC
1203007	Lattice tower	500 ft	2000	Raco	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1203022	Lattice tower	500 ft	2000	Detour Village	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1219031	Guyed tower	500 ft	2001	Paradise	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1203028	Guyed tower	478 ft	2000	Eckerman	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1063847	Tower	420 ft	1999	De Tour Village	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1000736	Guyed tower	418 ft	1993	Dafter	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1277488	Lattice tower	403 ft	2011	Brimley	American Towers LLC
1060955	Tower	385 ft	1989	Eckerman	West Central Michigan Media Ministries
1006773	Guyed tower	346 ft	1992	Sault Sainte Marie	American Towers LLC
1000694	Tower	345 ft	2007	Eckerman	HIAWATHA TELEPHONE COMPANY
1219366	Tower	321 ft	2000	Rockview	Chippewa, County of
1056683	Tower	318 ft	1999	Newberry	Alltel Corporation
1326465	Lattice tower	315 ft	2023	Hulbert Township	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1000528	Tower	309 ft	1963	Detour	American Towers LLC
1005816	Tower	305 ft	2006	Sault Saint Marie	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1286776	Lattice tower	305 ft	2013	De Tour	Alltel Corporation
1328114	Lattice tower	305 ft	2024	Chippewa	Atlas Tower 1- LLC
1316180	Guyed tower	303 ft	2020	Bays Mills Township	Bridger Cell Assets, LLC
1244083	Lattice tower	293 ft	2004	Sault Sainte Marie	Alltel Corporation
1328915	Guyed tower	290 ft	2025	Rudyard	The Towers, LLC
1273832	Guyed tower	274 ft	2011	Sault Ste. Marie	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1307440	Lattice tower	266 ft	2019	Trout Lake	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1308739	Lattice tower	263 ft	2019	Sault Saint Marie	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1208516	Tower	262 ft	2000	Lincoln	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1300427	Lattice tower	260 ft	2019	Paradise	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1205272	Tower	249 ft	2000	Sault Ste Marie	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1066093	Guyed tower	248 ft	1999	Pickford	American Towers LLC
1001181	Guyed tower	245 ft	1995	Rudyard	American Towers LLC
1005798	Guyed tower	233 ft	1977	Trout Lake	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1288233	Lattice tower	229 ft	2013	Sault Ste. Marie	Alltel Corporation
1314196	Lattice tower	228 ft	2020	Paradise	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1002370	Tower	203 ft	1940	Sault Ste Marie	Sovereign Communications
1307728	Guyed tower	195 ft	2011	Brimley	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1294095	Monopole	185 ft	2015	Drummond Island	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1219365	Tower	179 ft	2000	Strongs	Chippewa, County of
1312387	Monopole	151 ft	2020	Kincheloe	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1249069	Pole	115 ft	2005	Sault Saint Marie	Alltel Corporation
1217680	Tower	100 ft	2000	Kinross	Chippewa County of
1296614	Lattice tower	80 ft	2015	Sault Ste. Marie	SOVEREIGN COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
1001241	Tower	60 ft	2007	Sault Sainte Marie	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1001163	On a building	59 ft	1992	Sault Sainte Marie	LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY
1000436	Tower	55 ft	1994	Sault Sainte Marie	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Chippewa 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: St. Joseph County (50), Isabella County (49), Mecosta County (48), Delta County (44), Osceola County (44).

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.