Cell towers in Sawyer County, WI

The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in Sawyer County, 1% of Wisconsin's 3,943. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 6 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 10 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 33
2Tallest 466 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 254 ft) 257 ft

Structures

rank 51 of 72 in WI

Most common type

Lattice tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

85% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

45% built then

Who owns the towers in Sawyer County

21 different registrants own the 33 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 Sawyer County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 257 feet, close to the Wisconsin median of 254 feet. The tallest is a tower near Hayward at 466 feet, built in 1980. More than in any other decade, 45% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Sawyer 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
1035891	Tower	466 ft	1980	Hayward	Civic Media, Inc.
1055991	Tower	404 ft	1981	Hayward	LAC COURTE OREILLES BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPEWAS INDIANS DBA = LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWAY PUBLIC BROAD
1327360	Guyed tower	400 ft	2024	Birchwood	Vertical Bridge VBTS, LLC
1055618	Tower	320 ft	1998	Hayward	WISCONSIN RSA #2 PARTNERSHIP
1276998	Lattice tower	316 ft	2018	Couderay	WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.
1290054	Guyed tower	310 ft	2014	Hayward	American Towers LLC
1313490	Lattice tower	308 ft	2020	Loretta	Diamond Towers V LLC
1034245	Guyed tower	300 ft	1997	Hayward	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1328084	Lattice tower	280 ft	2023	Hayward	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1328150	Lattice tower	280 ft	2024	Park Falls	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1285799	Lattice tower	269 ft	2013	Hayward	American Towers LLC
1277957	Lattice tower	267 ft	2013	Ojibwa	WISCONSIN RSA #2 PARTNERSHIP
1034906	Tower	262 ft	2001	Meteor	WISCONSIN, STATE OF
1034912	Tower	260 ft	1993	Hayward	WISCONSIN, STATE OF
1275011	Lattice tower	260 ft	2010	Hayward	American Towers LLC
1273643	Tower	257 ft	2010	Hayward	Central States Tower Holdings, LLC
1273967	Tower	257 ft	2010	Hayward	Central States Tower Holdings, LLC
1275009	Lattice tower	257 ft	2010	Hayward	American Towers LLC
1290971	Lattice tower	255 ft	2014	Loretta	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1327206	Lattice tower	255 ft	2024	Stone Lake	The Towers, LLC
1275036	Lattice tower	254 ft	2010	Couderay	SBA Towers II LLC
1321233	Lattice tower	254 ft	2022	Hayward	Private owner (name withheld)
1331542	Lattice tower	254 ft	2026	Winter	County of Sawyer
1222178	Other or unspecified	250 ft	2001	Hayward	DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
1326708	Lattice tower	235 ft	2024	Winter	The Towers, LLC
1296357	Lattice tower	226 ft	2015	Hayward	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1035455	Guyed tower	225 ft	1990	Meteor	Qwest Corporation
1200210	Guyed tower	220 ft	1999	Birchwood	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1273648	Tower	199 ft	2010	Radisson	American Towers LLC
1291118	Guyed tower	199 ft	2014	Hayward	American Towers LLC
1285028	Monopole	198 ft	2012	Hayward	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1294277	Guyed tower	195 ft	2014	Hayward	Vacationland Broadcasting, Inc.
1035456	Guyed tower	166 ft	1990	Hayward	Qwest Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Sawyer 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: Oconto County (39), Richland County (36), Buffalo County (35), Lafayette County (32), Langlade County (32).

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.