Cell towers in Delta County, MI

The FCC registry lists 44 constructed antenna structures in Delta County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 26 registrants; the largest, MICHIGAN, STATE OF, has 5 (11%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 44
2Tallest 1202 ft
3Largest owner MICHIGAN, STATE OF
4Median height (state 225 ft) 293 ft

Structures

rank 38 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

30% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

25% built then

Who owns the towers in Delta County

26 different registrants own the 44 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Delta County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 293 feet, 68 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 Rapid River at 1202 feet, built in 2026. More than in any other decade, 25% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Delta 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
1007037	Guyed tower	1202 ft	2026	Rapid River	Queen Bee's Knees LLC
1203015	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Nahama	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1206711	Tower	500 ft	2000	Garden	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1208078	Tower	500 ft	2000	Escanaba	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1210070	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Rapid River	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1221531	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Escanaba	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1273833	Guyed tower	462 ft	2011	Garden	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1000195	Guyed tower	461 ft	2001	Escanaba	Alltel Corporation
1017388	Guyed tower	420 ft	1997	Rapid River	American Towers LLC
1311475	Guyed tower	418 ft	2021	Rapid River	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1234376	Guyed tower	403 ft	1977	Cornell	Alpine Communications, LLC
1006721	Other or unspecified	398 ft	1989	Escanaba	LAKES RADIO INC
1006722	Other or unspecified	398 ft	1989	Escanaba	LAKES RADIO INC
1039343	Tower	321 ft	1998	Rapid River	Alltel Corporation
1050094	Tower	320 ft	1989	Lathrop	WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
1241359	Lattice tower	310 ft	2004	Rapid River	Alltel Corporation
1219933	Guyed tower	304 ft	2001	Gladstone	American Towers LLC
1310339	Lattice tower	303 ft	2019	Cornell	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1268582	Tower	300 ft	2009	Rapid River	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1234374	Other or unspecified	293 ft	1949	Escanaba	Alpine Communications, LLC
1234375	Other or unspecified	293 ft	1949	Escanaba	Alpine Communications, LLC
1234379	Other or unspecified	293 ft	1949	Escanaba	Alpine Communications, LLC
1234380	Other or unspecified	293 ft	1949	Escanaba	Alpine Communications, LLC
1327832	Lattice tower	286 ft	2024	Garden	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1328151	Lattice tower	285 ft	2024	Rock	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1000540	Tower	281 ft	1991	Gladstone	AT&T Corp
1001618	Tower	269 ft	1973	Perkins	Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.
1000738	Guyed tower	267 ft	1994	Escanaba	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1010766	Tower	260 ft	1983	Rapid River	DELTA, COUNTY OF
1308071	Lattice tower	256 ft	2019	Rapid River	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1322096	Lattice tower	256 ft	2022	Perkins	Parallel Infrastructure III LLC
1000735	Guyed tower	246 ft	1996	Lathrop	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1000693	Tower	239 ft	2007	Hiawatha Forest	HIAWATHA TELEPHONE COMPANY
1275350	Lattice tower	233 ft	2010	Bark River	SBA Towers II LLC
1200100	Tower	223 ft	1999	Gladstone	Upper Peninsula Power Company
1294723	Monopole	198 ft	2015	Bark River	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1033932	Tower	197 ft	1977	Escanaba	City of Escanaba
1300886	Monopole	195 ft	2017	Gladstone	PI Tower Development, LLC
1330450	Monopole	174 ft	2026	Rock	Private owner (name withheld)
1273448	Lattice tower	158 ft	2010	Bark River	SBA Towers II LLC
1239817	Mast	130 ft	2003	Escanaba	Alltel Corporation
1027324	Tower	112 ft	1967	Escanaba	North Shore Marine Terminal & Logistics Inc
1206085	Tower	100 ft	1987	Escanaba	OSF Healthcare System dba OSF St Francis Hospital
1310134	Monopole	97 ft	2019	Escanaba	PI Tower Development LLC

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