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Cell towers in Michigan

4,519 antenna structures are on the FCC register across Michigan, spread over 659 places and 692 registered owners. That is the 9th largest count of any state.

Registered structures
4,519
9th of 52 states
Per 100k residents
44.6
28th by density
Median height
69 m (226 ft)
Tallest
403 m (1,323 ft)

Places with the most registered structures

top 1
Place Structures Per 100k Population
Detroit 122 18.8 649,095

Structure types

Tower 1,622
36%
Lattice tower 865
19%
Guyed tower 693
15%
Monopole 662
15%
Pole 295
7%
Tower array 130
3%
Not specified 82
2%
Guyed tower array 42
<1%
Mast 25
<1%
Building with tower 24
<1%
Tank 20
<1%
Utility pole 15
<1%
Building with antenna 12
<1%
Building 12
<1%
Other 7
<1%
Building with mast 6
<1%
Silo 2
<1%
Building with pole 2
<1%
Smokestack 1
<1%
Oil or gas rig 1
<1%
Pipe 1
<1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
American Towers LLCTower company 744
16%
Alltel CorporationCarrier 324
7%
Cellco PartnershipCarrier 263
6%
Michigan, State OfGovernment 193
4%
Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLCTower company 145
3%
Crown Castle Tower 05 LLCTower company 130
3%
Sba Structures, LLCTower company 95
2%
Ccatt LLCTower company 92
2%
Sba Towers II LLCTower company 82
2%
Tillman Infrastructure, LLCTower company 77
2%

Tallest structures in Michigan

HeightTypePlaceASR
403 m (1,323 ft) Tower Clio 114728
393 m (1,290 ft) Tower Tustin 108445
379 m (1,243 ft) Not specified Kalkaska 111827
379 m (1,242 ft) Not specified Chesaning 2640159
366 m (1,202 ft) Guyed tower Rapid River 112060
359 m (1,177 ft) Tower Atlanta 2673696
344 m (1,130 ft) Guyed tower Wayland 107321
343 m (1,126 ft) Lattice tower De Tour Village 108446
343 m (1,125 ft) Tower Caberfae 597272
336 m (1,101 ft) Tower Republic 124533

When they were registered

1920s 3
<1%
1930s 3
<1%
1940s 31
<1%
1950s 38
<1%
1960s 91
2%
1970s 143
3%
1980s 262
6%
1990s 1,171
26%
2000s 1,561
35%
2010s 762
17%
2020s 454
10%

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.