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
| Height | Type | Place | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.