Cell towers in Sterling, Illinois
The FCC register lists 13 antenna structures in and around Sterling. That is the 65th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
13 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Sterling, IL.
Area density is 2.19 per square mile — usually the more telling figure for infrastructure that follows terrain, roads and line of sight rather than population.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 74 m (244 ft) and half are shorter.
Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 3 of 13.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1966, the newest in 2026 — 60 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 5 | 38% |
| Lattice tower | 4 | 31% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 15% |
| Monopole | 1 | 8% |
| Building with antenna | 1 | 8% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company | 3 | 23% |
| Virden Broadcasting CORP. Broadcaster | 2 | 15% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 15% |
| Lift Systems, LLC Other | 1 | 8% |
| Comcast of Illinois/indiana/ohio, LLC Other | 1 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 m (420 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Illinois, State Of | 98548 |
| 95 m (310 ft) | Lattice tower | 1993 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 112702 |
| 91 m (298 ft) | Tower | 1995 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 108675 |
| 89 m (293 ft) | Tower | 1968 | Comcast of Illinois/indiana/ohio, LLC | 115831 |
| 88 m (290 ft) | Guyed tower | 1966 | Virden Broadcasting CORP. | 617894 |
| 78 m (257 ft) | Lattice tower | 2026 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2730383 |
| 74 m (244 ft) | Guyed tower | 1985 | American Towers LLC | 113775 |
| 63 m (205 ft) | Tower | 1970 | Virden Broadcasting CORP. | 617895 |
| 60 m (198 ft) | Lattice tower | 2005 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2645375 |
| 51 m (168 ft) | Tower | 2006 | Ccatt LLC | 2654372 |
| 43 m (140 ft) | Lattice tower | 1968 | Lift Systems, LLC | 2706569 |
| 39 m (129 ft) | Monopole | 2009 | American Towers LLC | 2666559 |
| 31 m (100 ft) | Building with antenna | 2002 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2629865 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 3 | 23% |
| 1970s | 1 | 8% |
| 1980s | 1 | 8% |
| 1990s | 3 | 23% |
| 2000s | 4 | 31% |
| 2020s | 1 | 8% |
Nearby places
- Rock Falls 6
- Dixon 27
- Morrison 7
- Lanark 5
- Erie 5
About this data
The underlying records are the FCC's own registrations as of 2026-08-23. Every structure counted here carries a registration number you can check against the FCC directly.
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.