Cell towers in Rusk County, WI

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Rusk County, 1% of Wisconsin's 3,943. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, TerraPact Towers, LLC, has 4 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 458 ft
3Largest owner TerraPact Towers, LLC
4Median height (state 254 ft) 302 ft

Structures

rank 69 of 72 in WI

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

86% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

27% built then

Who owns the towers in Rusk County

17 different registrants own the 22 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 302 feet, 48 feet taller than the Wisconsin median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Ladysmith at 458 feet, built in 1990. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Rusk 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
1033877	Tower	458 ft	1990	Ladysmith	WISCONSIN RSA #2 PARTNERSHIP
1035232	Tower	405 ft	1991	Weyerhaeuser	WISCONSIN, STATE OF
1058265	Tower	405 ft	1993	Ladysmith	Wireless Realty Advisors I, LLC
1201556	Tower	362 ft	1991	Rice Lake	Private owner (name withheld)
1267534	Tower	362 ft	2009	Rice Lake	WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
1320302	Guyed tower	347 ft	2022	Sheldon	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1033849	Tower	320 ft	1997	Hawkins	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1056686	Tower	316 ft	1998	Hawkins	WISCONSIN RSA #2 PARTNERSHIP
1285046	Guyed tower	310 ft	2012	Exeland	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1324989	Lattice tower	310 ft	2023	Conrath	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1248415	Guyed tower	304 ft	2005	Bruce	SBA Towers II LLC
1251850	Tower	300 ft	2006	Ladysmith	TerraPact Towers, LLC
1261625	Tower	300 ft	2008	Bruce	TerraPact Towers, LLC
1264444	Tower	300 ft	2008	Wilson	TerraPact Towers, LLC
1276997	Lattice tower	281 ft	2018	Ladysmith	WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.
1313492	Lattice tower	275 ft	2020	Weyerhauser	Diamond Towers V LLC
1034231	Guyed tower	262 ft	2026	Ladysmith	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1320652	Lattice tower	240 ft	2022	New Auburn	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1328228	Lattice tower	240 ft	2024	Sheldon	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1283982	Tower	198 ft	2012	Glen Flora	TerraPact Towers, LLC
1035217	Other or unspecified	150 ft	1982	Ladysmith	DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
1244583	Tower	37 ft	2004	Ladysmith	RUSK COUNTY AIRPORT

If you have a tower lease in Rusk 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: Ozaukee County (25), Ashland County (24), Price County (23), Florence County (13).

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.