Cell towers in Montmorency County, MI

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Montmorency County, 0% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 5 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 1177 ft
3Largest owner Alltel
4Median height (state 225 ft) 315 ft

Structures

rank 78 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Tower

53% of structures

Over 200 feet

76% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

47% built then

Who owns the towers in Montmorency County

11 different registrants own the 17 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 Montmorency 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 Atlanta at 1177 feet, built in 2003. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Montmorency 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
1274349	Tower	1177 ft	2003	Atlanta	CMU Public Broadcasting
1002163	Guyed tower	916 ft	2010	Atlanta	CMU Public Broadcasting
1203014	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Atlanta	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1206714	Lattice tower	500 ft	2000	Atlanta	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1004774	Tower	455 ft	1994	Hillman	CARROLL ENTERPRISES INC
1006772	Guyed tower	420 ft	1992	Lewiston	American Towers LLC
1021827	Tower	369 ft	1996	Lewiston	Alltel Corporation
1244688	Lattice tower	316 ft	1994	Atlanta	Alltel Corporation
1257211	Tower	315 ft	2007	Hilman	SBA Steel LLC
1224733	Tower	305 ft	2001	Atlanta	SBA Towers II LLC
1245896	Tower	265 ft	2005	Hillman	Alltel Corporation
1256902	Lattice tower	264 ft	2007	Lewiston	Alltel Corporation
1326595	Lattice tower	260 ft	2024	Atlanta	Southern Towers BTS, LP
1249660	Tower	199 ft	2005	Atlanta	Alltel Corporation
1319956	Lattice tower	195 ft	2021	Atlanta	Barger Creek Wireless
1064150	Tower	135 ft	2011	Atlanta	MICHIGAN, STATE OF - DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
1247022	Tower	126 ft	2005	Hillman	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Montmorency 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: Ontonagon County (19), Schoolcraft County (18), Iron County (17), Oscoda County (17), Alger County (16).

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.