Ohio / Defiance County
#77 of 88 OH counties · 31 structures
Cell towers in Defiance County, OH
The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Defiance County, 1% of Ohio's 6,156. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (10%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 6 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 31
- 2Tallest 594 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 254 ft) 259 ft
Who owns the towers in Defiance County
25 different registrants own the 31 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 259 feet, close to the Ohio median of 254 feet. The tallest is a tower near Sherwood at 594 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1026689 | Tower | 594 ft | 1997 | Sherwood | Citicasters Co. |
| 1223911 | Tower | 500 ft | 2001 | Hicksville | Talking Stick Communications, LLC |
| 1014824 | Lattice tower | 346 ft | 1967 | Defiance | LINK Investments, LTD |
| 1285569 | Lattice tower | 338 ft | 2013 | Sherwood | American Towers LLC |
| 1038621 | Tower | 335 ft | 1994 | Defiance | Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC |
| 1057781 | Guyed tower | 328 ft | 2026 | Brunersburg | Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio |
| 1056205 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 1999 | Hicksville | Pinnacle Towers LLC |
| 1240291 | Tower | 312 ft | 2003 | Ney | Alltel Corporation |
| 1012914 | Tower | 303 ft | 2000 | Defiance | Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP |
| 1015620 | Lattice tower | 299 ft | 1988 | Defiance | OHIO, STATE OF |
| 1220486 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2001 | Hicksville | American Towers LLC |
| 1281410 | Tower | 260 ft | 2013 | Defiance | Alltel Corporation |
| 1282324 | Tower | 260 ft | 2013 | Hicksville | Alltel Corporation |
| 1300955 | Guyed tower | 260 ft | 2017 | Definace | VB Acquisition 2018, LLC |
| 1330730 | Guyed tower | 260 ft | 2025 | Hicksville | APC Towers, LLC |
| 1319737 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2022 | Edgerton | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1221378 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2001 | Defiance | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1015468 | Guyed tower | 238 ft | 2008 | Defiance | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1015892 | Guyed tower | 225 ft | 2007 | Defiance | ANR Pipeline Company |
| 1012560 | Lattice tower | 220 ft | 2002 | Defiance | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1001884 | Lattice tower | 200 ft | 1996 | Defiance | American Towers LLC |
| 1058587 | Tower | 199 ft | 1995 | Defiance | GREAT WIRELESS TALKING MACHINE INC |
| 1322925 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2023 | Hicksville | OHIO, STATE OF |
| 1329334 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2025 | Bryan | Northstar Towers II, LLC |
| 1265832 | Tower | 195 ft | 2011 | Defiance | Paulding Towers, Inc. |
| 1266856 | Lattice tower | 186 ft | 2009 | Defiance | Tower Assets Newco IX, LLC |
| 1202088 | Tower | 156 ft | 1999 | Hicksville | CSX Transportation |
| 1328433 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2025 | Defiance | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1321291 | Lattice tower | 150 ft | 2021 | Defiance | LINK Investments, LTD. |
| 1224482 | Tower | 149 ft | 2001 | Defiance | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1251845 | Tower | 39 ft | 2006 | Defiance | Defiance County Regional Airport Authority |
If you have a tower lease in Defiance 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 Ohio with similar tower counts: Pike County (32), Van Wert County (32), Champaign County (31), Hocking County (31), Wyandot County (31).
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.