Cell towers in Urbana, Illinois
The FCC register lists 23 antenna structures in and around Urbana. That is the 17th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Overview
The FCC register lists 23 antenna structures in and around Urbana, IL. That is the 17th highest count of any place in Illinois.
Density works out to 1.94 registered structures per square mile of land area.
The tallest structure on the register here is 129 m (423 ft) above ground level.
Monopoles account for 34.8% of the registrations here — a single tubular shaft, cheaper to permit in built-up areas because it takes little ground space.
The most recent registration on file here dates from 2026.
Structure types
| Tower | 9 | 39% |
| Monopole | 8 | 35% |
| Lattice tower | 2 | 9% |
| Not specified | 1 | 4% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 4% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 4% |
| Building with antenna | 1 | 4% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| T-mobile USA Tower LLC Carrier | 3 | 13% |
| Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Government | 2 | 9% |
| Metcad / City of Champaign Government | 2 | 9% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 9% |
| Osf Healthcare System, D/b/a Osf Heart of Mary Medical Center (urbana) Other | 1 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 m (423 ft) | Guyed tower | 2020 | S.j. Broadcasting, LLC | 113414 |
| 87 m (285 ft) | Tower | 2007 | Metcad / City of Champaign | 2655039 |
| 79 m (258 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Sba Towers Ix, LLC | 2692471 |
| 78 m (255 ft) | Tower | 1980 | Metcad / City of Champaign | 2633133 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Tower | 2007 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | 2658855 |
| 64 m (210 ft) | Not specified | 1958 | Ameren Illinois Company | 114031 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Global Tower, LLC. Through American Towers, LLC | 2647895 |
| 59 m (195 ft) | Tower | 1986 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | 597207 |
| 53 m (175 ft) | Monopole | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 2639452 |
| 51 m (166 ft) | Monopole | 2004 | T-mobile USA Tower LLC | 2638361 |
| 50 m (165 ft) | Tower | 2003 | T-mobile USA Tower LLC | 2680231 |
| 49 m (161 ft) | Monopole | 2006 | T-mobile USA Tower LLC | 2719951 |
| 49 m (161 ft) | Tower | 1995 | Crown Castle Gt Company, LLC | 113472 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | Sba Towers X, LLC | 2694737 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Building with tower | 1993 | Osf Healthcare System, D/b/a Osf Heart of Mary Medical Center (urbana) | 2634568 |
| 49 m (159 ft) | Monopole | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2615481 |
| 48 m (158 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Cellco Partnership | 2642586 |
| 47 m (155 ft) | Monopole | 2006 | Vertical Bridge Ntcf, LLC | 2654799 |
| 43 m (140 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Urbana Champaign Television INC Dba = Urbana Champaign Broadcasting Partners | 116133 |
| 41 m (135 ft) | Monopole | 2026 | Dra Properties, LLC | 2730279 |
| 41 m (133 ft) | Building with antenna | 2005 | Not listed | 2644933 |
| 32 m (105 ft) | Monopole | 2015 | Sba Towers Vi, LLC | 2695090 |
| 31 m (100 ft) | Monopole | 2016 | Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC | 2698366 |
When they were registered
| 1950s | 1 | 4% |
| 1980s | 2 | 9% |
| 1990s | 3 | 13% |
| 2000s | 11 | 48% |
| 2010s | 4 | 17% |
| 2020s | 2 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Champaign 30
- Tolono 6
- Rantoul 16
- Monticello 9
- Tuscola 9
About this data
Source is the FCC Antenna Structure Registration file of 2026-08-23. What it records is structures, not the radios mounted on them: the register cannot tell you which carrier operates from a given site.
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.