Wisconsin / Taylor County
#55 of 72 WI counties · 31 structures
Cell towers in Taylor County, WI
The FCC registry lists 31 constructed antenna structures in Taylor County, 1% of Wisconsin's 3,943. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, Bug Tussel 1, LLC, has 8 (26%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 31
- 2Tallest 424 ft
- 3Largest owner Bug Tussel 1, LLC
- 4Median height (state 254 ft) 304 ft
Who owns the towers in Taylor County
20 different registrants own the 31 structures. 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 304 feet, 50 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 Rib Lake at 424 feet, built in 1992. Most 52% were built in the 2020s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1034952 | Tower | 424 ft | 1992 | Rib Lake | Alltel Corporation |
| 1280672 | Guyed tower | 406 ft | 2012 | Westboro | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1320909 | Guyed tower | 362 ft | 2022 | Gilman | Harmoni Towers, LLC |
| 1035046 | Tower | 328 ft | 1977 | Bellinger | Tower Sites, Inc. |
| 1276996 | Lattice tower | 327 ft | 2018 | Gilman | WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD. |
| 1034652 | Tower | 311 ft | 1968 | Medford | WIGM INC |
| 1285048 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2012 | Gilman | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1325026 | Guyed tower | 307 ft | 2023 | Stetsonville | VBHV, LLC (WI) |
| 1323876 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2023 | Athens | Bug Tussel 1, LLC |
| 1324306 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2023 | Withee | Bug Tussel 1, LLC |
| 1324455 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2023 | Rib Lake | Bug Tussel 1, LLC |
| 1324581 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2023 | Gilman | Bug Tussel 1, LLC |
| 1324595 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2023 | Medford | VBHV, LLC (WI) |
| 1325754 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2023 | Gilman | VBHV, LLC (WI) |
| 1325934 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2024 | Sheldon | Bug Tussel 1, LLC |
| 1326579 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2025 | Westboro | Bug Tussel 1, LLC |
| 1326632 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2024 | Aurora | Bug Tussel 1, LLC |
| 1328047 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2025 | Medford | Bug Tussel 1, LLC |
| 1034651 | Tower | 303 ft | 1991 | Medford | WIGM INC |
| 1034239 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 2024 | Medford | Xcel Energy Services Inc. |
| 1292601 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2015 | Medford | Taylor County |
| 1328125 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2024 | Gilman | TowerNorth Development, LLC |
| 1035211 | Guyed tower | 260 ft | 2023 | Lublin | DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1035590 | Tower | 260 ft | 1993 | Hamel | TAYLOR, COUNTY OF |
| 1285318 | Lattice tower | 244 ft | 2012 | Stetsonville | SBA Towers IV, LLC |
| 1035048 | Tower | 243 ft | 1963 | Medford | Tower Sites, Inc. |
| 1325755 | Lattice tower | 237 ft | 2024 | Stetsonville | VB 500 II, LLC |
| 1300947 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2017 | Westboro | Taylor County Sheriff's Dept. |
| 1303853 | Monopole | 190 ft | 2019 | Medford | PI Tower Development, LLC |
| 1202606 | Tower | 171 ft | 1976 | Medford | James Peterson Sons, Inc. |
| 1207550 | Tower | 169 ft | 1973 | Medford | Midway Telephone Company, LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Taylor 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: Lafayette County (32), Langlade County (32), Lincoln County (32), Calumet County (30), Green Lake 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.