Wisconsin / Vilas County
#39 of 72 WI counties · 48 structures
Cell towers in Vilas County, WI
The FCC registry lists 48 constructed antenna structures in Vilas County, 1% of Wisconsin's 3,943. Ownership is spread across 31 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 6 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.
Who owns the towers in Vilas County
31 different registrants own the 48 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 253 feet, close to the Wisconsin median of 254 feet. The tallest is a tower near Land O Lakes at 499 feet, built in 1990. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051099 | Tower | 499 ft | 1990 | Land O Lakes | K2 Towers II, LLC |
| 1034107 | Tower | 495 ft | 1983 | Plum Lake Township | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1037868 | Guyed tower | 494 ft | 1997 | Plum Lake | American Towers LLC |
| 1014012 | Other or unspecified | 420 ft | 1997 | Boulder Junction | Alltel Corporation |
| 1034957 | Tower | 420 ft | 1995 | Eagle River | Alltel Corporation |
| 1201476 | Guyed tower | 420 ft | 1999 | St Germain | Alltel Corporation |
| 1245501 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2004 | Winchester | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1292831 | Lattice tower | 378 ft | 2014 | Land O Lakes | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1292426 | Lattice tower | 370 ft | 2015 | Phelps | WISCONSIN, STATE OF |
| 1278130 | Tower | 350 ft | 2011 | Eagle River | Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC |
| 1300531 | Lattice tower | 349 ft | 2017 | Conover | Vilas, County of |
| 1253186 | Tower | 330 ft | 2006 | Eagle River | Vilas, County of |
| 1033848 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 1991 | Phelps | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1223524 | Guyed tower | 320 ft | 2011 | Eagle River | American Towers LLC |
| 1272012 | Tower | 320 ft | 2010 | Lac Du Flambeau | VILAS, COUNTY OF |
| 1287406 | Lattice tower | 320 ft | 2013 | Boulder Junction | WISCONSIN, STATE OF |
| 1244690 | Tower | 315 ft | 2004 | Lac Du Flambeau | Alltel Corporation |
| 1293262 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2015 | Eagle River | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1329095 | Lattice tower | 285 ft | 2025 | St. Germain | The Towers, LLC |
| 1285045 | Lattice tower | 260 ft | 2012 | Presque Isle | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1325630 | Monopole | 255 ft | 2024 | Germain | Vertical Bridge VBTS, LLC |
| 1326341 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2024 | Phelps | The Towers, LLC |
| 1331181 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2026 | Lac Du Flambeau | The Towers, LLC |
| 1313199 | Lattice tower | 254 ft | 2020 | Lac Du Flambeau | Boldyn Networks US VI LLC |
| 1201413 | Tower | 252 ft | 1979 | Presque Isle | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
| 1062303 | Tower | 250 ft | 2000 | Sayner | WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY |
| 1051098 | Tower | 243 ft | 1997 | Eagle River | Heartland Communications Group, LLC |
| 1326568 | Lattice tower | 235 ft | 2024 | Lac Du Flambeau | Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians |
| 1034955 | Tower | 215 ft | 1996 | Conover | Alltel Corporation |
| 1334405 | Guyed tower | 214 ft | 2024 | Phelps | WEC Business Services LLC |
| 1318501 | Guyed tower | 199 ft | 2021 | Lac Du Flambeau | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1319337 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2021 | Arbor Vitae | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1323803 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2023 | Boulder Junction | Vertical Bridge Development, LLC |
| 1317317 | Monopole | 197 ft | 2020 | Land O Lakes | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1201645 | Lattice tower | 164 ft | 1979 | Boulder Jct | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
| 1236803 | Tower | 155 ft | 2002 | Eagle River | Alltel Corporation |
| 1276038 | Tower | 154 ft | 2010 | Eagle River | Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC |
| 1235202 | Tower | 141 ft | 2002 | Land O'Lakes | WRVM, Inc. |
| 1049394 | Tower | 121 ft | 1981 | Manitowish Waters | Connect Holding LLC d/b/a Brightspeed |
| 1242525 | Tower | 121 ft | 2005 | Eagle River | VILAS, COUNTY OF |
| 1275108 | Monopole | 113 ft | 2010 | Arbor Vitae | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1309780 | Monopole | 100 ft | 2019 | Eagle River | Wisconsin Public Service Corporation |
| 1251191 | Other or unspecified | 85 ft | 2005 | Eagle River | Wausau TV License Company, LLC |
| 1215968 | Tower | 80 ft | 1994 | Eagle River | CITY OF EAGLE RIVER |
| 1064476 | Tower | 79 ft | 1975 | Manitowish Waters | MANITOWISH WATERS, TOWN OF |
| 1313000 | Lattice tower | 60 ft | 2019 | Eagle River | Heartland Comm. License, LLC |
| 1237903 | Tower | 37 ft | 2003 | Eagle River | Eagle River Airport |
| 1280931 | Mast | 37 ft | 2011 | Manitowish Waters | Manitowish Waters, Town of |
If you have a tower lease in Vilas 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: Door County (50), Oneida County (49), Dunn County (48), St. Croix County (47), Adams County (46).
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.