Cell towers in Iosco County, MI

The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Iosco County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 5 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 23
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner Alltel
4Median height (state 225 ft) 323 ft

Structures

rank 70 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

70% of structures

Over 200 feet

78% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Iosco County

16 different registrants own the 23 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 Iosco County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 323 feet, 98 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 National City at 500 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Iosco 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
1053777	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	National City	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1060708	Guyed tower	500 ft	1998	Oscoda	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1002615	Tower	474 ft	1987	Tawas City	CARROLL ENTERPRISES INC
1000117	Tower	418 ft	2010	Tawas City	CCATT LLC
1000575	Tower	417 ft	1995	Hale	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1246599	Tower	365 ft	2005	Whittemore	Alltel Corporation
1007655	Tower	364 ft	1971	Tawas	Private owner (name withheld)
1216563	Guyed tower	356 ft	2000	Whittemore	American Towers LLC
1021215	Tower	349 ft	1996	Tawas City	Alltel Corporation
1021208	Tower	348 ft	1991	Tawas City	Alltel Corporation
1037704	Guyed tower	325 ft	1996	Hale	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1007360	Tower	323 ft	1994	Tawas City	Carroll Enterprises, Inc.
1028036	Tower	308 ft	1979	Tawas City	NORTHEAST RADIO ENGINEERS INC
1010846	Tower	278 ft	1979	Sand Lake	CARROLL ENTERPRISES INC
1266181	Tower	275 ft	2009	Hale	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1286688	Lattice tower	255 ft	2013	Hale	Alltel Corporation
1059043	Tower	239 ft	1999	Ausable	Alltel Corporation
1001657	Tower	219 ft	1986	Hale	Iosco, County of
1245864	Tower	199 ft	2005	East Tawas	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1253169	Tower	199 ft	2005	Tawas	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1327460	Monopole	182 ft	2024	Hale	The Towers, LLC
1310350	Monopole	163 ft	2020	East Tawas	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1238685	Tower	36 ft	2003	Oscoda	State of Michigan

If you have a tower lease in Iosco 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: Presque Isle County (27), Gogebic County (26), Benzie County (23), Arenac County (21), Alpena County (20).

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.