Wisconsin / Lincoln County
#54 of 72 WI counties · 32 structures
Cell towers in Lincoln County, WI
The FCC registry lists 32 constructed antenna structures in Lincoln County, 1% of Wisconsin's 3,943. Ownership is spread across 26 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 4 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.
Who owns the towers in Lincoln County
26 different registrants own the 32 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 285 feet, 31 feet taller than the Wisconsin median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Tomahawk at 499 feet, built in 2013. More than in any other decade, 34% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1288568 | Guyed tower | 499 ft | 2013 | Tomahawk | ALBERT BROADCASTING II LLC |
| 1230046 | Tower | 420 ft | 2001 | Merrill | Alltel Corporation |
| 1277357 | Guyed tower | 419 ft | 2019 | Irma | WRVM, Inc. |
| 1034950 | Tower | 340 ft | 1994 | Tomahawk | Alltel Corporation |
| 1271496 | Lattice tower | 320 ft | 2009 | Gleason | Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC |
| 1054456 | Guyed tower | 319 ft | 1997 | Irma | American Towers LLC |
| 1223387 | Guyed tower | 317 ft | 2002 | Tomahawk | American Towers LLC |
| 1034958 | Tower | 313 ft | 1990 | Irma | Alltel Corporation |
| 1217396 | Tower | 310 ft | 2002 | Merrill | American Towers LLC |
| 1325660 | Guyed tower | 307 ft | 2023 | Merrill | VBHV, LLC (WI) |
| 1276774 | Tower | 306 ft | 2010 | Gleason | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1034203 | Other or unspecified | 305 ft | 1992 | Tomahawk | ALBERT BROADCASTING |
| 1035245 | Other or unspecified | 305 ft | 1960 | Merrill | Sunrise Broadcasting, LLC WJMT |
| 1326424 | Lattice tower | 305 ft | 2024 | Merrill | VB 500 II, LLC |
| 1240253 | Tower | 304 ft | 2004 | Merril | Alltel Corporation |
| 1307544 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2018 | Irma | Wisconsin Public Service Corporation |
| 1329377 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2025 | Tomahawk | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1239652 | Tower | 270 ft | 2003 | Irma | NORTHWAY COMMUNICATIONS INC. |
| 1313512 | Lattice tower | 263 ft | 2020 | Merrill | Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC |
| 1236200 | Lattice tower | 257 ft | 2002 | Merrill | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1326340 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2024 | Merrill | The Towers, LLC |
| 1293948 | Lattice tower | 250 ft | 2015 | Tomahawk | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1034909 | Tower | 220 ft | 1991 | Gleason | WISCONSIN, STATE OF |
| 1036818 | Tower | 214 ft | 1987 | Parrish | LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT |
| 1268037 | Pole | 199 ft | 2009 | Merrill | Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC |
| 1328551 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2025 | Tomahawk | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
| 1297055 | Monopole | 197 ft | 2015 | Merrill | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1256388 | Tower | 160 ft | 2007 | Merrill | LINCOLN COUNTY |
| 1065813 | Water tank | 112 ft | 1949 | Merrill | MERRILL, CITY OF |
| 1241396 | Tower | 100 ft | 2006 | Merrill | Bertram Communications |
| 1061419 | Tower | 46 ft | 1980 | Merrill | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1241955 | Tower | 36 ft | 2004 | Tomahawk | TOMAHAWK REGIONAL AIRPORT |
If you have a tower lease in Lincoln 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 Wisconsin with similar tower counts: Sawyer County (33), Lafayette County (32), Langlade County (32), Taylor County (31), Calumet County (30).
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.