Cell towers in Lake County, MI

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Lake County, 0% of Michigan's 4,535. American Tower owns 6 of them (32%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 285 ft

Structures

rank 73 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

42% of structures

Over 200 feet

79% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Lake County

12 different registrants own the 19 structures. 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 Lake County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 285 feet, 60 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 Baldwin at 500 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Lake 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
1038316	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Baldwin	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1054391	Lattice tower	415 ft	1999	Leroy	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1205911	Tower	349 ft	1999	Baldwin	Alltel Corporation
1000610	Tower	338 ft	1994	Baldwin	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1063348	Guyed tower	330 ft	1999	Irons	American Towers LLC
1060515	Tower	320 ft	2012	Chase	K2 Towers III, LLC
1007005	Guyed tower	314 ft	1994	Baldwin	American Towers LLC
1224324	Guyed tower	309 ft	2001	Irons	American Towers LLC
1021192	Tower	305 ft	1993	Baldwin	Alltel Corporation
1297681	Guyed tower	285 ft	2018	Branch	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1229455	Tower	275 ft	2001	Baldwin	Lake County 911
1326770	Lattice tower	269 ft	2026	Idlewild	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1224405	Lattice tower	265 ft	2004	Idlewild	American Towers LLC
1241237	Tower	260 ft	2004	Chase	SBA Structures, LLC
1330901	Lattice tower	255 ft	2025	Reed City	Southern Towers BTS II LP
1221349	Tower	199 ft	2000	Baldwin	American Towers LLC
1327147	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Baldwin	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1234737	Tower	184 ft	2002	Chase	American Towers LLC
1298970	Monopole	154 ft	2016	Baldwin	APC Towers, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Lake 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: Iosco County (23), Arenac County (21), Alpena County (20), Leelanau County (19), Ontonagon County (19).

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.