Michigan / Mason County

#47 of 83 MI counties · 39 structures

Cell towers in Mason County, MI

The FCC registry lists 39 constructed antenna structures in Mason County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. American Tower owns 12 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

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  1. 1Constructed structures 39
  2. 2Tallest 500 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 225 ft) 249 ft
Structures
39
rank 47 of 83 in MI
Most common type
Tower
51% of structures
Over 200 feet
22
56% of structures
Peak build decade
1990s
41% built then

Who owns the towers in Mason County

23 different registrants own the 39 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.

American Tower12Alltel5MICHIGAN, STATE OF3SyncWave, LLC2Private owners2Consumers Energy1Vertical Bridge1DTE Energy Company1
Constructed structures in Mason County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 249 feet, 24 feet taller than the Michigan median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a lattice tower near Bucks Corners at 500 feet, built in 1998. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 1990s.

Tower20Guyed tower7Lattice tower5Pole4Monopole3
Structures in Mason County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11960s41970s21980s161990s112000s32010s22020s
Structures in Mason 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1033152Lattice tower500 ft1998Bucks CornersMICHIGAN, STATE OF
1038326Lattice tower500 ft1998FreesoilMICHIGAN, STATE OF
1006829Tower499 ft1995Riverton TownshipSyncWave, LLC
1052328Tower427 ft2009FreesoilCMU Public Broadcasting
1000750Tower384 ft1991Hamlin TownshipSyncWave, LLC
1045328Tower349 ft1998ScottvilleAlltel Corporation
1056672Guyed tower348 ft1992LudingtonAlltel Corporation
1044961Guyed tower316 ft1998FountainAmerican Towers LLC
1005867Tower315 ft1983ScottvillePrivate owner (name withheld)
1007006Pole315 ft1994LudingtonGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1044960Guyed tower307 ft1998LudingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1059601Guyed tower306 ft1999Free SoilAmerican Towers LLC
1061666Guyed tower306 ft1999FountainAmerican Towers LLC
1061669Guyed tower304 ft1999CusterAmerican Towers LLC
1064795Tower304 ft2005FreesoilCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1217840Tower271 ft2002FreesoilPrivate owner (name withheld)
1216639Tower268 ft2000LudingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1204895Lattice tower256 ft1999LudingtonAmerican Towers LLC
1276304Tower253 ft1979ScottvilleCity of Scottville
1217833Guyed tower249 ft2002ScottvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1232782Tower215 ft2002ScottvilleAlltel Corporation
1026943Tower205 ft1973LudingtonLAKE MICHIGAN TRANS LAKE SHORTCUT INC DBA = LAKE MICHIGAN CARFERRY SERVICE INC
1000586Tower200 ft1970LudingtonConsumers Energy
1000913Tower199 ft1979ScottvilleDTE Energy Company
1331820Monopole199 ft2026FountainTowerCom VI-C, LLC
1332687Monopole199 ft2026BranchWhiteRock Holdings LLC
1261248Tower198 ft2008LudingtonMason County, Michigan
1306287Lattice tower198 ft2018LudingtonInterlake Maritime Services, Inc.
1209758Tower190 ft2002ScottvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1218975Lattice tower180 ft2000ScottvilleAmerican Towers, LLC
1055630Tower169 ft1998LudingtonAlltel Corporation
1235330Tower158 ft2003LudingtonMICHIGAN, STATE OF
1298279Monopole150 ft2016LudingtonVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1280653Pole140 ft2011LudingtonALLTEL COMMUNICATIONS OF MICHIGAN RSA #6 CELLULAR L.P.
1000659Tower135 ft1964LudingtonVertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1241883Pole112 ft1999LudingtonGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1257904Tower70 ft2007LudingtonSynergy Media, Inc
1211029Pole62 ft1999LudingtonCSX Transportation
1202292Tower50 ft1985LudingtonThe Dow Chemical Company

If you have a tower lease in Mason 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: Huron County (40), Antrim County (39), Branch County (39), Menominee County (39), Shiawassee County (39).

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.