Cell towers in Decatur, Illinois
The FCC register lists 43 antenna structures in and around Decatur. That is the 6th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
Decatur, IL has 43 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 6th largest count among the 1,119 places in Illinois that have any.
That works out to 63.3 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 67,884.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 61 m (199 ft) and half are shorter.
By structure type the register shows 7 monopoles and 8 lattice towers, plus 2 guyed masts.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1950.
Structure types
| Tower | 21 | 49% |
| Lattice tower | 8 | 19% |
| Monopole | 7 | 16% |
| Not specified | 2 | 5% |
| Pole | 2 | 5% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 5% |
| Mast | 1 | 2% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 11 | 26% |
| Vb-s1 Assets, LLC Tower company | 4 | 9% |
| T-mobile USA Tower LLC Carrier | 3 | 7% |
| Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC Tower company | 3 | 7% |
| Decatur, City Of Government | 2 | 5% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 43| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 m (602 ft) | Not specified | 1953 | Gray Local Media, INC. | 114123 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Tower | 1984 | Mary Ellen Burns Trust Agreement Dated September 27, 2001 | 113682 |
| 142 m (466 ft) | Tower | 1994 | Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC | 116477 |
| 128 m (419 ft) | Guyed tower | 1998 | American Towers LLC | 98105 |
| 116 m (381 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 113475 |
| 107 m (350 ft) | Lattice tower | 2020 | Cirdc (central Illinois Regional Dispatch Center) | 2711564 |
| 107 m (350 ft) | Guyed tower | 2023 | Central Il Regional Dispatch Center | 2724187 |
| 97 m (317 ft) | Tower | 2004 | American Towers LLC | 98106 |
| 91 m (298 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Ameren Illinois Company | 112400 |
| 91 m (297 ft) | Lattice tower | 2022 | Ameren Illinois Company | 2722741 |
| 88 m (290 ft) | Tower | 1995 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 2605007 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Mast | 2021 | American Towers LLC | 100353 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower | 2003 | Barbeck Tower Partners | 2634833 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Lattice tower | 1988 | Decatur, City Of | 2686554 |
| 79 m (260 ft) | Tower | 1988 | Decatur, City Of | 622466 |
| 78 m (256 ft) | Tower | 1950 | Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC | 620912 |
| 68 m (222 ft) | Lattice tower | 1986 | American Towers LLC | 617088 |
| 64 m (209 ft) | Tower | 1991 | Norfolk Southern Corporation | 126578 |
| 61 m (201 ft) | Tower | 2008 | Macon, County Of | 2663697 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Tower | 2011 | Sba Towers III LLC | 2655840 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Spectrasite Communications, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC. | 622637 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2000 | T-mobile USA Tower LLC | 2612774 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2007 | Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC | 2656348 |
| 60 m (196 ft) | Monopole | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2678965 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | American Towers LLC | 2689889 |
When they were registered
| 1950s | 2 | 5% |
| 1980s | 4 | 9% |
| 1990s | 12 | 28% |
| 2000s | 17 | 40% |
| 2010s | 4 | 9% |
| 2020s | 4 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Oreana 5
- Clinton 9
- Mount Pulaski 5
- Monticello 9
- Taylorville 18
About this data
Counts here are computed from the FCC's registered structure file, dated 2026-08-23. If a mast near you is missing, the usual reason is that it sits below the 200-foot registration threshold.
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.