Cell towers in Madison, Wisconsin
The FCC register lists 66 antenna structures in and around Madison. That is the 2nd highest count of any place in Wisconsin.
Overview
66 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Madison, WI.
Counted against 286,233 residents, that is 23.1 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 38 m (125 ft) and half are shorter.
By structure type the register shows 23 monopoles and 5 lattice towers, plus 2 guyed masts.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1949.
Structure types
| Monopole | 23 | 35% |
| Tower | 7 | 11% |
| Tank | 7 | 11% |
| Pole | 7 | 11% |
| Tower array | 5 | 8% |
| Lattice tower | 5 | 8% |
| Building | 3 | 5% |
| Not specified | 2 | 3% |
| Guyed tower | 2 | 3% |
| Building with pole | 2 | 3% |
| Smokestack | 1 | 2% |
| Building with tower | 1 | 2% |
| Building with antenna | 1 | 2% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company | 22 | 33% |
| Madison, City Of Government | 6 | 9% |
| Airadigm Communications Other | 6 | 9% |
| Mid-west Management, INC. Other | 5 | 8% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 5 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 66| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396 m (1,299 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Gray Local Media, INC. | 2640641 |
| 124 m (406 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Tower Sites, INC. | 103763 |
| 110 m (362 ft) | Guyed tower | 2017 | University of Northwestern - St Paul | 601351 |
| 104 m (340 ft) | Tower | 1998 | Madison TV License Company, LLC | 98961 |
| 93 m (304 ft) | Tower | 1996 | Television Wisconsin INC Dba = Wisc TV | 599295 |
| 91 m (300 ft) | Tower | 1976 | Madison TV License Company, LLC | 2617365 |
| 91 m (298 ft) | Not specified | 1996 | Madison, City Of | 598638 |
| 79 m (258 ft) | Guyed tower | 2018 | Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Dba as Wha Radio | 599756 |
| 77 m (252 ft) | Smokestack | 1949 | Madison Gas and Electric Company | 600458 |
| 67 m (220 ft) | Lattice tower | 2002 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 609841 |
| 65 m (213 ft) | Building with pole | 1974 | Dane, County Of | 598642 |
| 64 m (210 ft) | Tower array | 1970 | Mid-west Management, INC. | 602150 |
| 63 m (208 ft) | Tower array | 1970 | Mid-west Management, INC. | 602147 |
| 63 m (208 ft) | Tower array | 1970 | Mid-west Management, INC. | 602148 |
| 63 m (206 ft) | Tower array | 1970 | Mid-west Management, INC. | 602149 |
| 62 m (204 ft) | Tower array | 1970 | Mid-west Management, INC. | 103656 |
| 61 m (200 ft) | Lattice tower | 2004 | Subcarrier Communications, INC. | 2617678 |
| 51 m (166 ft) | Monopole | 1997 | American Towers LLC | 622147 |
| 51 m (166 ft) | Tower | 1980 | General Communications INC | 2611654 |
| 49 m (160 ft) | Not specified | 2001 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2609943 |
| 49 m (159 ft) | Monopole | 2013 | Madison Smsa Limited Partnership | 2687030 |
| 46 m (152 ft) | Monopole | 2004 | American Towers LLC | 622340 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Tank | 1997 | Airadigm Communications | 599472 |
| 45 m (146 ft) | Lattice tower | 1990 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 609842 |
| 44 m (145 ft) | Tank | 2016 | Madison, City Of | 2700180 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 1 | 2% |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% |
| 1970s | 8 | 12% |
| 1980s | 1 | 2% |
| 1990s | 18 | 27% |
| 2000s | 25 | 38% |
| 2010s | 10 | 15% |
| 2020s | 2 | 3% |
Nearby places
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
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.