Cell towers in Detroit, Michigan
The FCC register lists 122 antenna structures in and around Detroit. That is the 1st highest count of any place in Michigan.
Registered structures
122
Median height
43 m (140 ft)
−37.9% vs state median
Tallest
203 m (665 ft)
Per 100k residents
18.8
population 649,095 (2025)
Structure types
| Tower | 41 | 34% |
| Monopole | 31 | 25% |
| Pole | 22 | 18% |
| Lattice tower | 13 | 11% |
| Building with tower | 5 | 4% |
| Building with antenna | 4 | 3% |
| Not specified | 1 | <1% |
| Mast | 1 | <1% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | <1% |
| Building with pole | 1 | <1% |
| Building with mast | 1 | <1% |
| Building | 1 | <1% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| American Towers LLC Tower company | 17 | 14% |
| Detroit, City Of Government | 13 | 11% |
| Cellco Partnership Carrier | 10 | 8% |
| Ccatt LLC Tower company | 9 | 7% |
| Sba Monarch Towers I, LLC Tower company | 6 | 5% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 122| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 m (665 ft) | Building with antenna | 1999 | Farbman Group | 621514 |
| 185 m (606 ft) | Tower | 1985 | Vertical Bridge Cc FM, LLC | 112144 |
| 176 m (578 ft) | Building with mast | 1972 | Associates Limited Michigan Partnership Dba = Cadillac Tower | 112545 |
| 173 m (566 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Wayne State University | 112198 |
| 165 m (541 ft) | Not specified | 2010 | Board of Education, City of Detroit | 113178 |
| 152 m (500 ft) | Lattice tower | 1985 | Wmuz Radio, INC. | 107167 |
| 149 m (489 ft) | Building with pole | 1948 | Radio License Holding I, LLC | 108173 |
| 143 m (468 ft) | Tower | 1985 | Audacy Michigan, LLC | 109227 |
| 142 m (466 ft) | Building with tower | 1935 | Wayne State University | 122128 |
| 128 m (420 ft) | Guyed tower | 2015 | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC | 2601786 |
| 122 m (399 ft) | Building with tower | 2000 | Dte Energy Company | 2602700 |
| 118 m (387 ft) | Building with antenna | 2018 | Michigan Bell | 2701928 |
| 113 m (370 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Subcarrier Communications, INC. | 2624895 |
| 110 m (360 ft) | Lattice tower | 2017 | Wmuz Radio, INC. | 107166 |
| 107 m (350 ft) | Lattice tower | 2013 | Michigan, State Of | 2685184 |
| 106 m (347 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Detroit World Outreach Church | 110343 |
| 105 m (343 ft) | Building with tower | 1996 | 1200 Sixth Street L.L.C. | 107742 |
| 88 m (290 ft) | Tower | 2004 | City of Detroit | 2640307 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower | 1980 | Detroit, City Of | 613346 |
| 82 m (269 ft) | Tower | 1954 | Detroit, City Of | 613354 |
| 80 m (263 ft) | Tower | 1986 | Comcast of Detroit, LLC | 107476 |
| 76 m (250 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Detroit, City Of | 2640310 |
| 73 m (239 ft) | Lattice tower | 2005 | Detroit, City Of | 2640320 |
| 70 m (230 ft) | Building with tower | 1980 | Detroit, City Of | 613353 |
| 67 m (220 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Detroit, City Of | 2640308 |
When they were registered
| 1930s | 1 | <1% |
| 1940s | 1 | <1% |
| 1950s | 1 | <1% |
| 1960s | 1 | <1% |
| 1970s | 3 | 2% |
| 1980s | 12 | 10% |
| 1990s | 31 | 25% |
| 2000s | 50 | 41% |
| 2010s | 14 | 11% |
| 2020s | 8 | 7% |
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.