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Cell towers in Rockford, Illinois

The FCC register lists 77 antenna structures in and around Rockford. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in Illinois.

Registered structures
77
Median height
50 m (165 ft)
−19.9% vs state median
Tallest
216 m (709 ft)
Per 100k residents
52.2
population 147,384 (2025)

Structure types

Tower 23
30%
Monopole 14
18%
Lattice tower 14
18%
Pole 10
13%
Not specified 6
8%
Guyed tower 5
6%
Tower array 2
3%
Other 2
3%
Building with tower 1
1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company 13
17%
Sba Monarch Towers III, LLC Tower company 5
6%
American Towers LLC Tower company 5
6%
Verizon Americas LLC Carrier 4
5%
Vb-s1 Assets, LLC Tower company 4
5%

Tallest registered structures

top 25 of 77
Height Type Built Owner ASR
216 m (709 ft) Tower 1953 Mission Broadcasting, INC. 600276
214 m (703 ft) Guyed tower 2021 Gray Local Media, INC. 2607042
199 m (652 ft) Guyed tower 1953 Gray Local Media, INC. 115451
178 m (584 ft) Guyed tower 1978 American Towers LLC 113672
152 m (499 ft) Tower 1994 Tarpon Towers II, LLC 98760
152 m (499 ft) Not specified 1989 Gtc Uno, LLC 98586
134 m (439 ft) Tower array 1985 Vb-s1 Assets, LLC 114042
116 m (381 ft) Tower 1970 Almar Land and Cattle INC 98610
99 m (325 ft) Lattice tower 2018 Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company 2704539
98 m (320 ft) Tower 1991 Winnebago County Sheriff'S Dept. 2603608
98 m (320 ft) Tower 2005 Rock Valley College 2641211
97 m (319 ft) Guyed tower 2005 American Towers LLC 623055
91 m (299 ft) Tower 1962 Vcy America INC 100817
85 m (280 ft) Lattice tower 1998 American Towers LLC 120480
83 m (273 ft) Building with tower 1977 Almar Land and Cattle INC 98608
81 m (265 ft) Lattice tower 2001 Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. 110944
80 m (263 ft) Tower 1995 Verizon Americas LLC 113249
79 m (260 ft) Lattice tower 2004 Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. 110943
79 m (259 ft) Tower 2009 Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC 2605796
76 m (250 ft) Tower 2006 County of Winnebago 2649606
73 m (239 ft) Guyed tower 2003 Verizon Americas LLC 113545
66 m (215 ft) Tower 2011 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority 112823
61 m (199 ft) Tower 2006 Sba Monarch Towers III, LLC 2655094
60 m (198 ft) Monopole 2006 Ccatt LLC 2655224
58 m (190 ft) Not specified 1993 Long Nine, INC. 2608581

When they were registered

1950s 2
3%
1960s 1
1%
1970s 4
5%
1980s 5
6%
1990s 18
23%
2000s 32
42%
2010s 12
16%
2020s 3
4%

Nearby places

About this data

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.