Cell towers in Otsego County, MI

The FCC registry lists 34 constructed antenna structures in Otsego County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 10 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 34
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 256 ft

Structures

rank 55 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Lattice tower

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

62% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Otsego County

21 different registrants own the 34 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 Otsego County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 256 feet, 31 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 Gaylord at 500 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Otsego 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
1054398	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Gaylord	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1056352	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	Waters	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1025961	Tower	469 ft	1992	Gaylord	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1005404	Guyed tower	409 ft	2017	Elmira	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1005817	Guyed tower	350 ft	1991	Elmira	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1021831	Guyed tower	349 ft	1997	Gaylord	Alltel Corporation
1006770	Tower	336 ft	1992	Gaylord	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1060936	Tower	323 ft	1996	Livingston Township	WPBN Licensee, LLC
1246028	Lattice tower	315 ft	2005	Johannesburg	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1298335	Lattice tower	315 ft	2016	Gaylord	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1328281	Lattice tower	315 ft	2025	Gaylord	Southern Towers BTS, LP
1296929	Lattice tower	308 ft	2016	Gaylord	Alltel Corporation
1047614	Tower	299 ft	1978	Otsego Lake Township	UPPER PENINSULA TELEPHONE COMPANY
1321967	Lattice tower	289 ft	2022	Gaylord	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1034642	Other or unspecified	284 ft	1975	Gaylord	Gornick Holdings Limited Partnership
1206494	Tower	258 ft	1999	Gaylord	American Towers LLC
1206452	Tower	257 ft	1999	Johannesburg	American Towers LLC
1206423	Lattice tower	255 ft	1999	Gaylord	American Towers LLC
1059338	Lattice tower	254 ft	1998	Gaylord	American Towers LLC
1206435	Lattice tower	253 ft	1999	Elmira	American Towers LLC
1206486	Tower	253 ft	2002	Gaylord	American Towers LLC
1307618	Lattice tower	199 ft	2019	Gaylord	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1321927	Monopole	199 ft	2023	Gaylord	APC Towers IV, LLC
1297947	Lattice tower	190 ft	2016	Gaylord	PI Tower Development, LLC
1299195	Lattice tower	190 ft	2016	Gaylord	PI Tower Development, LLC
1301529	Monopole	190 ft	2018	Gaylord	SWI Funds Tower Holdings, LLC
1329650	Monopole	179 ft	2025	Gaylord	TowerCom VI-B, LLC
1331837	Monopole	177 ft	2026	Gaylord	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1016868	Tower	160 ft	1984	Gaylord	Lambda Energy Resources LLC.
1252630	Pole	145 ft	2006	Gaylord	American Towers LLC
1065988	Monopole	135 ft	1999	Gaylord	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1241885	Pole	115 ft	1998	Gaylord	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1275781	Tower	100 ft	2010	Gaylord	Winn Telecom
1247469	Pole	66 ft	2000	Gaylord	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Otsego 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: Mackinac County (36), Oceana County (35), Dickinson County (34), Kalkaska County (33), Gratiot County (32).

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.