Cell towers in Champaign, Illinois
The FCC register lists 30 antenna structures in and around Champaign. That is the 7th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
Champaign, IL has 30 registered structures, the tallest standing 159 m (520 ft) above ground.
The 30 structures here sit at 1.30 per square mile of land.
The median registered structure here stands 61 m (199 ft); the tallest reaches 159 m (520 ft).
The mix here is 7 lattice towers, 6 monopoles, 1 guyed mast — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
Registrations here span 1947 to 2016.
Structure types
| Tower | 9 | 30% |
| Lattice tower | 7 | 23% |
| Monopole | 6 | 20% |
| Tower array | 2 | 7% |
| Not specified | 1 | 3% |
| Pole | 1 | 3% |
| Mast | 1 | 3% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 3% |
| Building with pole | 1 | 3% |
| Building with antenna | 1 | 3% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 5 | 17% |
| Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Government | 2 | 7% |
| Sba Towers Ix, LLC Tower company | 2 | 7% |
| Dws INC Dba = Wdws Whms Other | 1 | 3% |
| Illini Media Company Broadcaster | 1 | 3% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 30| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 m (520 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Tarpon Towers II, LLC | 98688 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Not specified | 2005 | University of Northwestern - St Paul | 2647657 |
| 143 m (470 ft) | Guyed tower | 1994 | American Towers LLC | 109630 |
| 130 m (426 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Gtc Uno, LLC | 2646657 |
| 129 m (424 ft) | Tower | 1947 | Dws INC Dba = Wdws Whms | 114072 |
| 116 m (380 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Rincon Broadcasting Champaign Operations LLC | 118912 |
| 106 m (349 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Tak Communications LLC Dba = Wkio FM | 103025 |
| 104 m (340 ft) | Tower array | 1967 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | 115585 |
| 104 m (340 ft) | Tower array | 1967 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | 115586 |
| 79 m (258 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Sba Towers Ix, LLC | 2691903 |
| 76 m (249 ft) | Building with pole | 1972 | Illini Media Company | 112658 |
| 71 m (231 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Vertical Tower Partners, LLC | 2694169 |
| 62 m (202 ft) | Lattice tower | 1968 | Illinois Central Railroad Company | 120975 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Tower | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2615478 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Building with antenna | 2004 | Worldwide Communications Associates INC. | 2636932 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 1999 | Spectrasite Communications, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC. | 2688495 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Sba Towers Ix, LLC | 2691901 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Tower | 2007 | Metcad / City of Champaign | 2656025 |
| 60 m (197 ft) | Monopole | 2006 | Sba Towers II LLC | 2653298 |
| 59 m (194 ft) | Monopole | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 2639454 |
| 53 m (175 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Sba Monarch Towers III, LLC | 2659762 |
| 51 m (168 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 617034 |
| 50 m (163 ft) | Lattice tower | 2016 | Nexstar Media INC. | 2699597 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Monopole | 1997 | Pinnacle Towers LLC | 605238 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Pole | 2001 | Sbc Tower Holdings LLC | 2615505 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 1 | 3% |
| 1960s | 3 | 10% |
| 1970s | 1 | 3% |
| 1990s | 9 | 30% |
| 2000s | 11 | 37% |
| 2010s | 5 | 17% |
Nearby places
- Urbana 23
- Tolono 6
- Rantoul 16
- Monticello 9
- Tuscola 9
About this data
All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.