Cell towers in Pekin, Illinois
The FCC register lists 11 antenna structures in and around Pekin. That is the 89th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
11 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Pekin, IL.
That works out to 35.2 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 31,277.
At a median of 78 m (256 ft), structures here run 24.2% taller than the Illinois median of 63 m (206 ft).
The mix here is 2 lattice towers, 1 monopole — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1960, the newest in 2015 — 55 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower array | 4 | 36% |
| Tower | 3 | 27% |
| Lattice tower | 2 | 18% |
| Pole | 1 | 9% |
| Monopole | 1 | 9% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Spoon River Media, LLC Broadcaster | 4 | 36% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 3 | 27% |
| University of Northwestern - St Paul Government | 1 | 9% |
| Vb Nimbus, LLC Tower company | 1 | 9% |
| Sba Towers X, LLC Tower company | 1 | 9% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 m (500 ft) | Tower | 1998 | University of Northwestern - St Paul | 605372 |
| 78 m (257 ft) | Tower array | 1960 | Spoon River Media, LLC | 2678127 |
| 78 m (257 ft) | Tower array | 1960 | Spoon River Media, LLC | 2678128 |
| 78 m (257 ft) | Tower array | 1960 | Spoon River Media, LLC | 2678176 |
| 78 m (257 ft) | Tower array | 1960 | Spoon River Media, LLC | 2678177 |
| 78 m (256 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | Sba Towers X, LLC | 2694818 |
| 73 m (238 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Vb Nimbus, LLC | 617635 |
| 60 m (197 ft) | Tower | 2006 | American Towers LLC | 2651781 |
| 58 m (191 ft) | Lattice tower | 2006 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2653848 |
| 55 m (179 ft) | Pole | 2011 | American Towers LLC | 2673957 |
| 53 m (175 ft) | Monopole | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 2692477 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 4 | 36% |
| 1990s | 2 | 18% |
| 2000s | 3 | 27% |
| 2010s | 2 | 18% |
Nearby places
- Bartonville 7
- Tremont 7
- East Peoria 13
- Morton 7
- Peoria 47
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.