Cell towers in Mattoon, Illinois
The FCC register lists 17 antenna structures in and around Mattoon. That is the 41st highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
Mattoon, IL has 17 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 41st largest count among the 1,119 places in Illinois that have any.
The 17 structures here sit at 1.65 per square mile of land.
Median height here is 66 m (215 ft), compared with 63 m (206 ft) across Illinois as a whole.
The mix here is 4 lattice towers, 3 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.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1973.
Structure types
| Tower array | 4 | 24% |
| Tower | 4 | 24% |
| Lattice tower | 4 | 24% |
| Monopole | 3 | 18% |
| Not specified | 1 | 6% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 6% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Mattoon Broadcasting Company Dba = Wlbh AM & FM Broadcaster | 4 | 24% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 4 | 24% |
| Ameren Illinois Company Other | 2 | 12% |
| David Tucker Dba Alternative Communications Other | 1 | 6% |
| The Cromwell Group, INC. of Illinois Other | 1 | 6% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 m (525 ft) | Tower array | 1973 | Mattoon Broadcasting Company Dba = Wlbh AM & FM | 115112 |
| 109 m (357 ft) | Lattice tower | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 2605166 |
| 98 m (322 ft) | Tower | 1993 | The Cromwell Group, INC. of Illinois | 617630 |
| 89 m (292 ft) | Lattice tower | 2000 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 2603681 |
| 75 m (245 ft) | Guyed tower | 2021 | Illinois Central Railroad Company | 120969 |
| 71 m (234 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Vertical Bridge Ntcf, LLC | 2604287 |
| 69 m (225 ft) | Lattice tower | 2016 | Ameren Illinois Company | 113993 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Tower array | 1973 | Mattoon Broadcasting Company Dba = Wlbh AM & FM | 115113 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Tower array | 1973 | Mattoon Broadcasting Company Dba = Wlbh AM & FM | 115114 |
| 66 m (215 ft) | Tower array | 1973 | Mattoon Broadcasting Company Dba = Wlbh AM & FM | 115115 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Monopole | 2007 | American Towers LLC | 2656797 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Monopole | 2007 | American Towers LLC | 2655825 |
| 59 m (194 ft) | Lattice tower | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2615489 |
| 59 m (194 ft) | Not specified | 1990 | Illinois Cooperative Association, INC., Dba Clear Talk | 2600751 |
| 54 m (178 ft) | Monopole | 2016 | Pi Tower Development LLC | 2699829 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Tower | 1992 | Ameren Illinois Company | 113994 |
| 21 m (69 ft) | Tower | 2012 | David Tucker Dba Alternative Communications | 2682508 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 4 | 24% |
| 1990s | 4 | 24% |
| 2000s | 5 | 29% |
| 2010s | 3 | 18% |
| 2020s | 1 | 6% |
Nearby places
- Charleston 15
- Greenup 7
- Tuscola 9
- Casey 11
- Shelbyville 6
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
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.