Cell towers in Wisconsin
3,940 antenna structures are on the FCC register across Wisconsin, spread over 695 places and 564 registered owners. That is the 13th largest count of any state.
Registered structures
3,940
13th of 52 states
Per 100k residents
66.0
16th by density
Median height
77 m (254 ft)
Tallest
609 m (1,998 ft)
Places with the most registered structures
top 1| Place | Structures | Per 100k | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 94 | 16.7 | 562,407 |
Structure types
| Tower | 1,097 | 28% |
| Lattice tower | 1,068 | 27% |
| Guyed tower | 790 | 20% |
| Monopole | 492 | 12% |
| Pole | 151 | 4% |
| Tower array | 110 | 3% |
| Not specified | 77 | 2% |
| Tank | 56 | 1% |
| Mast | 33 | <1% |
| Building | 17 | <1% |
| Building with tower | 15 | <1% |
| Building with antenna | 8 | <1% |
| Oil or gas rig | 5 | <1% |
| Utility pole | 4 | <1% |
| Silo | 4 | <1% |
| Building with pole | 4 | <1% |
| Smokestack | 3 | <1% |
| Guyed tower array | 3 | <1% |
| Building with mast | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Array Digital Infrastructure, INC.Tower company | 527 | 13% |
| American Towers LLCTower company | 257 | 7% |
| Boldyn Networks US Vi LLCOther | 244 | 6% |
| Nsight Tower Holdings, LLCTower company | 168 | 4% |
| Sba Structures, LLCTower company | 153 | 4% |
| Wisconsin, State OfGovernment | 87 | 2% |
| Alltel CorporationCarrier | 68 | 2% |
| Sba Towers Ix, LLCTower company | 65 | 2% |
| Octagon Towers, LLCTower company | 56 | 1% |
| Harmoni Towers LLCTower company | 48 | 1% |
Tallest structures in Wisconsin
| Height | Type | Place | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 609 m (1,998 ft) | Tower | Fairchild | 598749 |
| 513 m (1,682 ft) | Tower | Rhinelander | 607454 |
| 484 m (1,589 ft) | Guyed tower | Galesville | 600270 |
| 457 m (1,499 ft) | Not specified | Park Falls | 600020 |
| 434 m (1,423 ft) | Guyed tower | Verona | 598969 |
| 396 m (1,299 ft) | Tower | Madison | 2640641 |
| 374 m (1,226 ft) | Guyed tower | Milwaukee | 609268 |
| 370 m (1,213 ft) | Guyed tower | Shorewood | 617928 |
| 366 m (1,200 ft) | Not specified | Colfax | 600021 |
| 353 m (1,158 ft) | Tower | Bellevue | 623736 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 15 | <1% |
| 1950s | 30 | <1% |
| 1960s | 63 | 2% |
| 1970s | 101 | 3% |
| 1980s | 196 | 5% |
| 1990s | 707 | 18% |
| 2000s | 1,228 | 31% |
| 2010s | 931 | 24% |
| 2020s | 669 | 17% |
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.