Cell towers in Marquette County, MI

The FCC registry lists 54 constructed antenna structures in Marquette County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, MICHIGAN, STATE OF, has 9 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 7 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 54
2Tallest 1018 ft
3Largest owner MICHIGAN, STATE OF
4Median height (state 225 ft) 315 ft

Structures

rank 28 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Guyed tower

37% of structures

Over 200 feet

83% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Marquette County

23 different registrants own the 54 structures. 7 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 Marquette County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 315 feet, 90 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 Ishpeming at 1018 feet, built in 1972. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Marquette 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
1000032	Tower	1018 ft	1972	Ishpeming	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1230855	Guyed tower	700 ft	2000	Negaunee	Tarpon Towers III, LLC
1238568	Guyed tower	620 ft	2003	Ishpeming	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1270843	Other or unspecified	605 ft	2026	Humboldt	Queen Bee's Knees, LLC
1206715	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Palmer	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1208079	Lattice tower	500 ft	2000	Mcfarland	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1210069	Tower	500 ft	2000	Champion	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1210921	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Champion	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1220089	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Marquette	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1220254	Guyed tower	500 ft	2001	Big Bay	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1225579	Guyed tower	500 ft	2002	Marquette	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1212639	Lattice tower	499 ft	2000	Negaunee	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1000697	Guyed tower	437 ft	2025	Marquette	GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES INC
1007594	Other or unspecified	433 ft	2022	Negaunee Township	AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC
1000740	Tower	420 ft	2009	Marquette	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1050108	Tower	420 ft	1991	Marquette	WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
1047616	Tower	419 ft	1977	Marquette County	UPPER PENINSULA TELEPHONE COMPANY
1224937	Guyed tower	412 ft	2007	Republic	American Towers LLC
1220125	Guyed tower	400 ft	2000	Republic	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1211768	Tower	384 ft	2000	Forsyth	Tarpon Towers III, LLC
1054413	Tower	349 ft	1999	Big Bay	Alltel Corporation
1013926	Guyed tower	345 ft	1996	Republic	Alltel Corporation
1002514	Tower	343 ft	1992	Republic	Private owner (name withheld)
1328248	Lattice tower	328 ft	2025	Republic	Private owner (name withheld)
1000705	Guyed tower	323 ft	2018	Marquette	Private owner (name withheld)
1042239	Guyed tower	320 ft	1997	Skandia	American Towers LLC
1060950	Guyed tower	315 ft	1999	Gwinn	Alltel Corporation
1241357	Tower	315 ft	2004	Skandia	Alltel Corporation
1312383	Lattice tower	310 ft	2020	Big Bay	VERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1218616	Guyed tower	309 ft	2001	Skandia	American Towers LLC
1258014	Guyed tower	305 ft	2007	Champion	American Towers LLC
1285195	Guyed tower	305 ft	2012	Ishpeming	Octagon Towers, LLC
1002497	Tower	285 ft	1989	Champion	ESCANABA PAPER COMPANY
1257672	Guyed tower	285 ft	1989	Champion	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1007590	Other or unspecified	268 ft	1960	Marquette	AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC
1007591	Other or unspecified	262 ft	1960	Marquette	SOVEREIGN COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
1007592	Other or unspecified	262 ft	1960	Marquette	SOVEREIGN COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
1289029	Lattice tower	260 ft	2013	Arnold	American Towers LLC
1255864	Tower	259 ft	2007	Negaunee	Alltel Corporation
1049872	Tower	250 ft	1972	Marquette	Private owner (name withheld)
1322012	Monopole	250 ft	2022	Marquette	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1005793	Guyed tower	244 ft	1992	Negaunee	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1238449	Guyed tower	243 ft	2003	Negaunee	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1003071	Tower	233 ft	1972	Negaunee	Private owner (name withheld)
1007593	Tower	229 ft	1960	Ishpeming	AMC Partners Escanaba, LLC
1239611	Tower	199 ft	1993	Marquette	Alltel Corporation
1277142	Monopole	199 ft	2011	Negaunee	Octagon Towers, LLC
1331306	Monopole	185 ft	2026	Gwinn	Private owner (name withheld)
1299409	Lattice tower	180 ft	2016	Marquette	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1310898	Monopole	164 ft	2023	Marquette	PI Tower Development, LLC
1302567	Monopole	150 ft	2019	Marquette	PI Tower Development, LLC c/o LendLease Americas Inc.
1005799	Tower	140 ft	1990	Northland	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1327298	Monopole	112 ft	2024	Marquette	Private owner (name withheld)
1323058	Monopole	20 ft	2020	Marquette	TowerCo V Holdings LLC

If you have a tower lease in Marquette 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: Bay County (55), Hillsdale County (54), Lapeer County (54), Midland County (54), Barry County (53).

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.