Cell towers in Charleston, Illinois
The FCC register lists 15 antenna structures in and around Charleston. That is the 56th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
Charleston, IL has 15 registered structures, the tallest standing 98 m (320 ft) above ground.
Area density is 1.65 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.
The median registered structure here stands 54 m (177 ft); the tallest reaches 98 m (320 ft).
By structure type the register shows 1 monopole and 2 lattice towers, plus 2 guyed masts.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2024.
Structure types
| Tower array | 5 | 33% |
| Tower | 4 | 27% |
| Lattice tower | 2 | 13% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 13% |
| Pole | 1 | 7% |
| Monopole | 1 | 7% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Hart Media Group LLC Broadcaster | 5 | 33% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 13% |
| Coles County Council on Aging Other | 1 | 7% |
| Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees Government | 1 | 7% |
| Government Telecommunication Consortium Other | 1 | 7% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 m (320 ft) | Lattice tower | 2024 | Government Telecommunication Consortium | 2724759 |
| 96 m (315 ft) | Guyed tower | 1995 | American Towers LLC | 2604283 |
| 79 m (258 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Vertical Bridge Ntcf, LLC | 2672914 |
| 66 m (216 ft) | Tower | 1984 | Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees | 113502 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Tower | 2000 | Spectrasite Communications, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC. | 2605169 |
| 58 m (189 ft) | Lattice tower | 2003 | American Towers LLC | 2638881 |
| 57 m (187 ft) | Pole | 2010 | At&t Mobility Spectrum LLC | 2674288 |
| 54 m (177 ft) | Tower array | 2012 | Hart Media Group LLC | 114191 |
| 54 m (176 ft) | Tower array | 2012 | Hart Media Group LLC | 114193 |
| 53 m (174 ft) | Tower array | 2012 | Hart Media Group LLC | 114189 |
| 53 m (174 ft) | Tower array | 2012 | Hart Media Group LLC | 114192 |
| 53 m (173 ft) | Tower array | 2012 | Hart Media Group LLC | 114190 |
| 38 m (124 ft) | Monopole | 2018 | Harmoni Towers LLC | 2701603 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Guyed tower | 2013 | Coles County Council on Aging | 2662990 |
| 31 m (100 ft) | Tower | 1992 | Ameren Illinois Company | 113966 |
When they were registered
| 1980s | 1 | 7% |
| 1990s | 2 | 13% |
| 2000s | 2 | 13% |
| 2010s | 9 | 60% |
| 2020s | 1 | 7% |
Nearby places
- Mattoon 17
- Casey 11
- Greenup 7
- Martinsville 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.