Cell towers in Emmet County, MI

The FCC registry lists 37 constructed antenna structures in Emmet County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 6 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 37
2Tallest 660 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 226 ft

Structures

rank 51 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

54% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Emmet County

21 different registrants own the 37 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 Emmet County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 226 feet, close to the Michigan median of 225 feet. The tallest is a tower near Harbor Springs at 660 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Emmet 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
1000703	Tower	660 ft	1987	Harbor Springs	Northern Star Broadcasting, LLC
1200289	Tower	600 ft	1991	Petoskey	Private owner (name withheld)
1003751	Tower	571 ft	1987	Petoskey	MacDonald Garber Broadcasting, Inc.
1000622	Guyed tower	507 ft	2016	Petoskey	American Towers LLC
1053772	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Harbor	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1055257	Lattice tower	500 ft	1999	Bliss	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1056354	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Petoskey	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1065989	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Good Hart	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1297494	Guyed tower	449 ft	2016	Good Hart	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1281936	Tower	349 ft	2012	Friendship Township	CCE Central Dispatch Authority
1001560	Guyed tower	344 ft	2003	Mackinaw City	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1036894	Tower	320 ft	1998	Petoskey	CCE Central Dispatch Authority
1008999	Tower	298 ft	1989	Harbor Springs	SBCM INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC
1255156	Tower	270 ft	2006	Petoskey	CCE Central Dispatch Authority
1000547	Lattice tower	269 ft	1959	Harbor Springs	American Towers LLC
1000387	Tower	260 ft	2008	Levering	CCE Central Dispatch Authority
1007659	Other or unspecified	226 ft	1966	Petoskey	Mitten News LLC
1007660	Other or unspecified	226 ft	1966	Petoskey	Mitten News LLC
1007661	Other or unspecified	226 ft	1999	Petoskey	Mitten News LLC
1007662	Other or unspecified	226 ft	1999	Petoskey	Mitten News LLC
1206487	Monopole	200 ft	1999	Brutus	American Towers LLC
1257757	Pole	200 ft	2011	Cross Village	LAKELAND TOWER LEASING CO
1056667	Guyed tower	199 ft	1997	Levering	Alltel Corporation
1260868	Tower	199 ft	2008	Conway	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1324578	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Petoskey	American Towers LLC
1330650	Monopole	199 ft	2025	Harbor Springs	TowerCom VI-B, LLC
1000388	Tower	195 ft	1995	Harbor Springs	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1328999	Monopole	195 ft	2011	Harbor Springs	CV Equity I, LLC
1203611	Tower	190 ft	1962	Petoskey	NORTHERN POWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY
1243206	Pole	187 ft	2004	Petoskey	Alltel Corporation
1332439	Monopole	140 ft	2026	Alanson	The Towers, LLC
1250242	Tower	126 ft	2006	Petoskey	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1241888	Pole	120 ft	1998	Petoskey	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1255160	Pole	115 ft	2003	Petoskey	Alltel Corporation
1208361	Tower	79 ft	1987	Harbor Springs	Harbor Springs Excavating, Inc.
1316529	Pole	43 ft	2021	Harbor Springs	ALLTEL Corporation
1317089	Pole	43 ft	2021	Harbor Springs	ALLTEL Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Emmet 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: Menominee County (39), Shiawassee County (39), Clare County (38), Mackinac County (36), Oceana County (35).

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.