Cell towers in Houghton County, MI

The FCC registry lists 30 constructed antenna structures in Houghton County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 6 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 30
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner Alltel
4Median height (state 225 ft) 318 ft

Structures

rank 62 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

33% of structures

Over 200 feet

80% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Houghton County

14 different registrants own the 30 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 Houghton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 318 feet, 93 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 Houghton at 500 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Houghton 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
1208523	Guyed tower	500 ft	2001	Houghton	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1214499	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Kenton	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1219030	Lattice tower	500 ft	2001	Donken	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1225314	Guyed tower	500 ft	2001	Centennial Heights	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1298757	Guyed tower	499 ft	2016	Hancock	Private owner (name withheld)
1047615	Tower	459 ft	1970	Tiovola	UPPER PENINSULA TELEPHONE COMPANY
1278417	Lattice tower	429 ft	2011	Kenton	American Towers LLC
1274342	Guyed tower	413 ft	2010	Toivola	American Towers LLC
1258503	Guyed tower	405 ft	2007	Chassell	American Towers LLC
1002502	Tower	403 ft	1947	Pewabic	Queen Bee's Knees, LLC
1000704	Tower	402 ft	1972	Painesville	SCANLAN TELEVISION INC
1213912	Guyed tower	400 ft	2000	Baraga	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1260923	Tower	400 ft	2007	Houghton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1037312	Guyed tower	338 ft	2019	Houghton	Private owner (name withheld)
1243369	Tower	319 ft	2004	Adams	Alltel Corporation
1000741	Tower	318 ft	1992	Houghton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1046210	Tower	315 ft	1992	Winona	ONTONAGON COUNTY REA
1000200	Tower	314 ft	1992	Hancock	Alltel Corporation
1057350	Guyed tower	314 ft	1999	Painesdale	Alltel Corporation
1273649	Guyed tower	305 ft	2010	Lake Linden	American Towers LLC
1319004	Lattice tower	295 ft	2021	Mass City	Diamond Towers V LLC
1278992	Lattice tower	283 ft	2012	Trout Creek	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1277565	Lattice tower	272 ft	2012	Sidnaw	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1285536	Lattice tower	270 ft	2013	Toivola	Alltel Corporation
1278184	Lattice tower	200 ft	2011	South Range	SBA Towers III LLC
1250336	Tower	199 ft	2005	Hancock	Alltel Corporation
1240032	Lattice tower	195 ft	2003	Hancock	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1315484	Lattice tower	192 ft	2017	Calumet	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1243711	Tower	135 ft	2004	Calumet	Alltel Corporation
1220364	On a building	33 ft	2000	Calumet	Houghton County Memorial Airport

If you have a tower lease in Houghton 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: Tuscola County (32), Crawford County (31), Roscommon County (31), Alcona County (29), Ogemaw County (29).

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.