Michigan / Gladwin County
#65 of 83 MI counties · 27 structures
Cell towers in Gladwin County, MI
The FCC registry lists 27 constructed antenna structures in Gladwin County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 4 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 27
- 2Tallest 499 ft
- 3Largest owner SBA Communications
- 4Median height (state 225 ft) 250 ft
Who owns the towers in Gladwin County
22 different registrants own the 27 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 250 feet, 25 feet taller than the Michigan median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Gladwin at 499 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1007817 | Tower | 499 ft | 1993 | Gladwin | APPLE BROADCASTING INC |
| 1006748 | Tower | 463 ft | 1988 | Beaverton | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1219081 | Tower | 420 ft | 2001 | Gladwin | Gladwin County Commissioners |
| 1000591 | Tower | 417 ft | 1994 | Gladwin | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1021207 | Tower | 325 ft | 1994 | Gladwin | Alltel Corporation |
| 1290317 | Lattice tower | 286 ft | 2014 | Secord | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1000120 | Tower | 278 ft | 2003 | Gladwin | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1058823 | Lattice tower | 265 ft | 1999 | Grout | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1280802 | Tower | 260 ft | 2011 | Alger | Clement Township |
| 1326492 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2024 | Gladwin | Horvath Towers VI, LLC |
| 1316983 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2021 | Gladwin | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1281734 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2013 | Beaverton | American Towers LLC |
| 1283403 | Guyed tower | 254 ft | 2012 | Gladwin | American Towers LLC |
| 1329344 | Lattice tower | 250 ft | 2025 | Gladwin | APC Towers, LLC |
| 1224583 | Tower | 213 ft | 2004 | Gladwin | Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC |
| 1256776 | Pole | 199 ft | 2007 | Beaverton | Alltel Corporation |
| 1299657 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2018 | Gladwin | Alltel Corporation |
| 1310246 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2020 | Gladwin | VB BTS III, LLC |
| 1327404 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2024 | Beaverton | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1331082 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2025 | Beaverton | APC Towers IV LLC |
| 1307145 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2019 | Gladwin | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1307526 | Lattice tower | 197 ft | 2019 | Gladwin | SWI Funds Tower Holdings, LLC |
| 1277967 | Tower | 170 ft | 2012 | Gladwin | GLADWIN, COUNTY OF |
| 1008426 | Tower | 161 ft | 1963 | Gladwin | Paulding Towers, LTD |
| 1232718 | Tower | 121 ft | 2002 | Gladwin | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1283916 | Lattice tower | 120 ft | 2015 | Gladwin | Gladwin County 911 |
| 1203798 | Tower | 50 ft | 2011 | Gladwin | MICHIGAN, STATE OF - DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
If you have a tower lease in Gladwin 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: Houghton County (30), Alcona County (29), Ogemaw County (29), Missaukee County (27), Presque Isle County (27).
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.