Cell towers in Roscommon County, MI

The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Roscommon County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. American Tower owns 13 of them (42%), 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 19 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 31
2Tallest 890 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 225 ft) 259 ft

Structures

rank 61 of 83 in MI

Most common type

Lattice tower

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

61% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Roscommon County

14 different registrants own the 31 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 Roscommon County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 259 feet, 34 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 Houghton Lake at 890 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Roscommon 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
1049723	Guyed tower	890 ft	1987	Houghton Lake	American Towers LLC
1054401	Guyed tower	500 ft	1999	St Helen	MICHIGAN, STATE OF
1301301	Guyed tower	480 ft	2017	Roscommon	Great Lakes Communications and Consulting Services
1000116	Tower	415 ft	1992	West Branch	SBA Structures, LLC
1054408	Tower	349 ft	1998	Roscommon	Alltel Corporation
1293182	Lattice tower	338 ft	2015	Houghton Lake	Alltel Corporation
1061442	Tower	325 ft	1998	Roscommon	GREAT LAKES COMMUNICATION
1002162	Tower	320 ft	1975	Saint Helen	CMU Public Broadcasting
1217399	Guyed tower	307 ft	2000	Roscommon	American Towers LLC
1206476	Guyed tower	306 ft	2000	Saint Helen	American Towers LLC
1206455	Tower	302 ft	1999	Higgings Lake	American Towers LLC
1230565	Lattice tower	301 ft	2002	Prudenville	SBA Towers II LLC
1053936	Tower	290 ft	1998	St. Helen	SBA Structures, LLC
1268337	Lattice tower	290 ft	2009	Roscommon	American Towers LLC
1266363	Lattice tower	270 ft	2009	Prudenville	American Towers LLC
1300336	Lattice tower	259 ft	2016	Saint Helen	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1301683	Lattice tower	257 ft	2020	St Helen	PI Tower Development, LLC
1257770	Lattice tower	254 ft	2007	Houghton Lake	SBA Towers II LLC
1221922	Lattice tower	226 ft	2001	Roscommon	American Towers LLC
1218626	Lattice tower	200 ft	2000	Roscommon	American Towers LLC
1297130	Monopole	200 ft	2018	Roscommon	Alltel Corporation
1230920	Pole	199 ft	2003	Roscommon	SBA Structures, LLC
1295237	Monopole	199 ft	2015	Houghton Lake	American Towers LLC
1302137	Lattice tower	199 ft	2018	Prudenville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1332184	Monopole	199 ft	2026	Roscommon	WhiteRock Holdings LLC
1220677	Lattice tower	191 ft	2000	Houghton Lake	American Towers LLC
1238439	Guyed tower	190 ft	2003	Roscommon	American Towers LLC
1021213	Lattice tower	187 ft	1994	Roscommon	Alltel Corporation
1207672	Tower	135 ft	1988	Roscommon	MICHIGAN, STATE OF - DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
1292607	Pole	112 ft	2000	Roscommon	American Towers LLC
1241887	Pole	110 ft	2001	Houghton Lake	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Roscommon 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: Manistee County (32), Tuscola County (32), Crawford County (31), Houghton County (30), Alcona County (29).

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.