Cell towers in Ontonagon County, MI

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Ontonagon County, 0% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, MICHIGAN, STATE OF, has 4 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner MICHIGAN, STATE OF
4Median height (state 225 ft) 355 ft

Structures

rank 75 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Guyed tower

68% of structures

Over 200 feet

95% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

47% built then

Who owns the towers in Ontonagon County

13 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 Ontonagon County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 355 feet, 130 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 Ewen at 500 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Ontonagon 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
1217025	Guyed tower	500 ft	2001	Ewen	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1219028	Guyed tower	500 ft	2001	Bergland	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1219034	Guyed tower	500 ft	2001	Greenland	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1252411	Tower	485 ft	2007	Ontonagon	Michigan Civic Media Alliance LLC
1277501	Guyed tower	467 ft	2011	Bruce Crossing	American Towers LLC
1000737	Guyed tower	417 ft	1997	Rockland	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1308612	Guyed tower	412 ft	2019	Bergland	Uniti Towers LLC
1245736	Guyed tower	410 ft	2004	Bergland	SBA Towers III LLC
1000202	Guyed tower	406 ft	1995	Rockland	Alltel Corporation
1225309	Tower	355 ft	2001	Silver City	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1233169	Tower	320 ft	2002	Bruce Crossing	WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
1278864	Guyed tower	310 ft	2012	Bruce Crossing	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1060808	Tower	285 ft	1994	White Pine	MICHIGAN, STATE OF - DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
1308997	Lattice tower	285 ft	2019	Ontonagon	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1273485	Guyed tower	278 ft	2010	Haight	SBA Towers II LLC
1313190	Lattice tower	263 ft	2020	White Pine	CitySwitch II, LLC
1273213	Guyed tower	259 ft	2010	Ewen	SBA Towers II LLC
1265292	Guyed tower	257 ft	2008	Ontonagon	American Towers LLC
1244687	Guyed tower	188 ft	2004	Bergland	Alltel Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Ontonagon 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: Alpena County (20), Lake County (19), Leelanau County (19), Schoolcraft County (18), Iron County (17).

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.