Cell towers in Manistee County, MI

The FCC registry lists 32 constructed antenna structures in Manistee County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. American Tower owns 10 of them (31%), 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 13 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 32
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 280 ft

Structures

rank 58 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

53% of structures

Over 200 feet

66% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Manistee County

18 different registrants own the 32 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 Manistee County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 280 feet, 55 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 Pleasanton at 500 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Manistee 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
1054175	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Pleasanton	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1056911	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Mesick	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1004675	Tower	499 ft	2004	Filer Township	Synergy Management Group, LLC
1000501	Guyed tower	427 ft	1994	Bear Lake	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1007000	Tower	415 ft	1994	Bear Lake	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1273829	Tower	370 ft	2011	Arcadia	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1054353	Tower	349 ft	1999	Onekama	Alltel Corporation
1206179	Tower	341 ft	2000	Manistee	American Towers LLC
1006462	Other or unspecified	340 ft	2011	Brethren	Top Tower Company, LLC
1225926	Guyed tower	330 ft	2001	Onekama	Alltel Corporation
1251959	Tower	318 ft	1995	Manistee	45 North Media Inc
1007003	Guyed tower	315 ft	1995	Wellston	American Towers LLC
1274188	Lattice tower	310 ft	2010	Copemish	American Towers LLC
1203271	Tower	309 ft	1999	Thompsonville	K2 Towers III, LLC
1218881	Tower	308 ft	2001	Thompsonville	American Towers LLC
1228730	Tower	286 ft	2000	Arcadia	Private owner (name withheld)
1007147	Guyed tower	274 ft	2007	Manistee	TowerCo Special LLC
1206430	Tower	256 ft	2000	Copemish	American Towers LLC
1053023	Guyed tower	254 ft	1998	Manistee	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1058152	Tower	225 ft	1999	Onekema	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1232770	Tower	205 ft	1951	Manastee	Lake Michigan Broadcasting, Inc.
1245954	Monopole	200 ft	2002	Bear Lake	American Towers LLC
1021187	Tower	199 ft	1992	Manistee	Alltel Corporation
1213198	Tower	199 ft	2000	Bear Lake	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1327401	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Onekama	Horvath Towers VI, LLC
1006745	Tower	197 ft	1993	Manistee	PHILIPS COMMUNICATIONS INC
1224307	Tower	187 ft	2002	Manistee	American Towers LLC
1290873	Lattice tower	180 ft	1983	Manistee	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1233997	Monopole	175 ft	2002	Thompsonville	American Towers LLC
1215970	On a building	77 ft	2001	Manistee	Private owner (name withheld)
1016865	Tower	75 ft	1984	Onekama	Lambda Energy Resources LLC.
1241502	Pole	57 ft	1999	Manistee	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Manistee 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: Otsego County (34), Kalkaska County (33), Gratiot County (32), Tuscola County (32), Crawford County (31).

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.