Cell towers in Marathon County, WI

The FCC registry lists 123 constructed antenna structures in Marathon County, 3% of Wisconsin's 3,943 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 52 registrants; the largest, Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC, has 18 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 23 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 123
2Tallest 1014 ft
3Largest owner Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
4Median height (state 254 ft) 240 ft

Structures

123

rank 3 of 72 in WI

Most common type

Tower

31% of structures

Over 200 feet

53% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Marathon County

52 different registrants own the 123 structures. 9 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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.

Constructed structures in Marathon County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 240 feet, 14 feet shorter than the Wisconsin median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Hewitt at 1014 feet, built in 1984. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Marathon 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
1036068	Guyed tower	1014 ft	1984	Hewitt	PTI US TOWERS II, LLC
1063096	Tower	1014 ft	2000	Glandon	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1035076	Tower	499 ft	1991	Brighton Township	WISCONSIN, STATE OF
1056536	Guyed tower	499 ft	2019	Maine	Cloud 1 Services, LLC
1063485	Tower	489 ft	1991	Rib Falls	WRIG, INC.
1063484	Tower	458 ft	1993	Wausau	WRIG, INC.
1237450	Tower	437 ft	1991	Marshfield	Central Wisconsin Broadcasting Inc. WDLB
1033346	Other or unspecified	390 ft	1989	Stratford	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1243605	Guyed tower	383 ft	2004	Marshfield	SBA Towers II LLC
1036855	Guyed tower	365 ft	2005	Spencer	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1293824	Guyed tower	349 ft	2015	Wausau	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1311491	Lattice tower	349 ft	2019	Hatley	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1222355	Tower	348 ft	2004	Abbottsford	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1033337	Guyed tower	346 ft	1994	Hatley	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1247687	Tower	346 ft	2006	Birnamwood	Immaculate Heart Media, Inc.
1033819	Other or unspecified	343 ft	1970	Rothschild	WRIG INC
1033820	Other or unspecified	343 ft	1970	Rothschild	WRIG INC
1033821	Other or unspecified	343 ft	1970	Rothschild	WRIG INC
1033822	Other or unspecified	343 ft	1970	Rothschild	WRIG INC
1224449	Other or unspecified	343 ft	2003	Rothschild	WRIG Inc
1033748	Guyed tower	336 ft	1990	Wausau	American Towers LLC
1310010	Guyed tower	334 ft	2019	Edgar	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1033749	Guyed tower	320 ft	1990	Mosinee	American Towers LLC
1256182	Tower	320 ft	2006	Bevent	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1260060	Tower	320 ft	2007	Edgar	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1035244	Other or unspecified	315 ft	1988	Town Of Maine	Cloud 1 Services, LLC
1265357	Guyed tower	315 ft	1996	Mosinee	RLM Communications, Inc.
1228588	Tower	310 ft	2001	Milan	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1285441	Guyed tower	310 ft	2012	Elderon	W-Towers, LLC
1218614	Tower	307 ft	2002	Marshfield	American Towers LLC
1317828	Guyed tower	307 ft	2021	Hatley	Boldyn Networks US VI LLC
1033750	Guyed tower	305 ft	1990	Edgar	American Towers LLC
1257083	Tower	305 ft	2007	Colby	American Towers LLC
1273716	Tower	305 ft	2010	Wittenberg	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1315049	Guyed tower	304 ft	2021	Mosinee	Boldyn Networks US VI LLC
1316681	Guyed tower	304 ft	2021	Marathon City	Boldyn Networks US VI LLC
1321765	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Aniwa	VBHV, LLC (WI)
1321766	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Marathon	Bug Tussel 1, LLC
1321796	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Wausau	Private owner (name withheld)
1321827	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Athens	Private owner (name withheld)
1322570	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Stratford	Private owner (name withheld)
1322574	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Mosinee	Private owner (name withheld)
1322624	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Rosholt	Private owner (name withheld)
1322625	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Hatley	Private owner (name withheld)
1322633	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Edgar	Bug Tussel 1, LLC
1322642	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Merrill	Private owner (name withheld)
1322732	Guyed tower	304 ft	2022	Mosinee	Private owner (name withheld)
1323444	Guyed tower	304 ft	2023	Ringle	VBHV, LLC (WI)
1323841	Guyed tower	304 ft	2023	Marathon City	Bug Tussel 1, LLC
1323957	Guyed tower	304 ft	2023	Stratford	Bug Tussel 1, LLC
1325698	Guyed tower	304 ft	2024	Athens	Cloud 1, Services, LLC
1250894	Tower	300 ft	2005	Frankfort	Bertram Communications LLC
1271545	Tower	300 ft	2010	Abbotsford	Marathon, County of
1228584	Tower	289 ft	2001	Marathon	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1309981	Lattice tower	285 ft	2019	Hatley	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1227082	Tower	265 ft	2001	Athens	Communication Enhancement, LLC
1287745	Other or unspecified	265 ft	2013	Rothschild	WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
1309121	Lattice tower	260 ft	2019	Ringle	VB BTS III, LLC
1208143	Lattice tower	255 ft	1999	Hatley	American Towers LLC
1208815	Lattice tower	254 ft	1999	Ringle	American Towers LLC
1212655	Tower	254 ft	2000	Eland	American Towers LLC
1034084	Lattice tower	240 ft	2017	Wausau	NORTHWAY COMMUNICATIONS INC
1034085	Other or unspecified	240 ft	1988	Wausau	NORTHWAY COMMUNICATIONS INC
1327471	Lattice tower	240 ft	2024	Mosinee	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1036067	Lattice tower	207 ft	1966	Wausau	Civic Media, Inc.
1034241	Tower	200 ft	1997	Abbotsford	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1206251	Tower	199 ft	1999	Wausau	NORTHWAY COMMUNICATIONS INC
1236270	Tower	199 ft	2002	Athens	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1251978	Tower	199 ft	2005	Brokaw	MidAmerica Towers, Inc
1270164	Tower	199 ft	2010	Wausau	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1278190	Lattice tower	199 ft	1998	Wausau	American Towers LLC
1285776	Lattice tower	199 ft	2012	Wausau	WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
1312129	Monopole	199 ft	2019	Edgar	VB BTS III, LLC
1323591	Guyed tower	199 ft	2023	Marshfield	VBHV, LLC (WI)
1325799	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Mosinee	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1294198	Water tank	192 ft	2005	Rothschild	Village of Rothschild
1308857	Monopole	192 ft	2019	Wausau	Harmoni Towers LLC
1210997	Other or unspecified	189 ft	2000	Wausau	DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC
1210715	Monopole	186 ft	2000	Wausau	American Towers LLC
1240309	Lattice tower	183 ft	2003	Weston	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1268720	Tower	180 ft	2010	Wausau	MARATHON COUNTY OF
1255666	Tower	176 ft	2006	Spencer	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1220487	Guyed tower	174 ft	2004	Spencer	American Towers LLC
1035458	Tower	171 ft	2005	Wausau	Christian Life Communications Inc.
1207395	Tower	170 ft	2000	Wausau	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1207749	Tower	170 ft	1999	Weston	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1213440	Pole	170 ft	2000	Rothschild	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1034492	Water tank	161 ft	1997	Weston	AIRADIGM COMMUNICATIONS
1244208	Tower	157 ft	2004	Wausau	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1228844	Tower	152 ft	2001	Mosinee	Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC
1328190	Monopole	150 ft	2025	Mosinee	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1216491	Pole	149 ft	2000	Rib Mountain	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1255990	Tower	142 ft	2006	Rothschild	SBA Towers II LLC
1268024	Lattice tower	140 ft	2009	Marshfield	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1248320	Water tank	136 ft	2004	Wausau	Private owner (name withheld)
1034496	On a building	135 ft	1997	Wausau	AIRADIGM COMMUNICATIONS
1257349	Tower	135 ft	2008	Schofield	VB RUN, LLC
1034493	Monopole	132 ft	1998	Wausau	American Towers LLC
1033478	Lattice tower	132 ft	2011	Rib Hill	Tower Sites, Inc.
1239223	Pole	130 ft	2003	Wausau	Marathon, County of
1282129	Monopole	130 ft	2012	Weston	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1209593	Tower	120 ft	1946	Wausau	MARATHON, COUNTY OF
1212585	Tower	120 ft	1997	Wausau	Wausau TV License Company, LLC
1325932	Lattice tower	119 ft	2024	Wausau	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1219185	Pole	117 ft	2000	Mosinee	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1330839	Monopole	115 ft	2025	Wausau	VB BTS III, LLC
1202188	Tower	114 ft	1999	Knowlton	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1059572	Lattice tower	113 ft	1998	Wausau	Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
1282089	Monopole	109 ft	2012	Weston	American Towers LLC
1282128	Monopole	105 ft	2012	Weston	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1282126	Monopole	104 ft	2012	Wausau	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1034495	On a building	100 ft	1997	Wausau	AIRADIGM COMMUNICATIONS
1280821	Lattice tower	100 ft	2015	Wausau	Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
1334541	Monopole	98 ft	2026	Wausau	WISCONSIN, STATE OF
1046608	Pole	89 ft	1993	Wausau	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1208909	Tower	83 ft	2000	Wausau	Wausau TV License Company, LLC
1235099	Pole	80 ft	2001	Rothschild	Sprint Spectrum LLC
1268026	Pole	80 ft	2009	Wausau	Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC
1268336	Tower	78 ft	2010	Wausau	MARATHON, COUNTY OF
1277352	Pole	72 ft	2011	Weston	Octagon Towers, LLC
1062690	Tower	70 ft	1988	Wausau	WAUSAU CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1245773	Monopole	63 ft	2004	Wasau	CCATT LLC
1284931	Pole	63 ft	2013	Wausau	Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Marathon 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: Dane County (181), Milwaukee County (175), Brown County (119), Waukesha County (114), Winnebago County (99).

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.