Cell towers in Wausau, Wisconsin
The FCC register lists 36 antenna structures in and around Wausau. That is the 6th highest count of any place in Wisconsin.
Overview
36 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Wausau, WI.
That works out to 89.6 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 40,188.
At a median of 45 m (146 ft), structures here run 42.3% shorter than the Wisconsin median of 77 m (254 ft).
Lattice towers (7) and guyed masts (3) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1946, the newest in 2025 — 79 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 12 | 33% |
| Lattice tower | 7 | 19% |
| Monopole | 5 | 14% |
| Pole | 4 | 11% |
| Guyed tower | 3 | 8% |
| Building | 2 | 6% |
| Not specified | 1 | 3% |
| Tank | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC Tower company | 5 | 14% |
| Marathon, County Of Government | 4 | 11% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 4 | 11% |
| Northway Communications INC Other | 3 | 8% |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Other | 3 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
top 25 of 36| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 m (458 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Wrig INC | 623161 |
| 106 m (349 ft) | Guyed tower | 2015 | Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC | 2693343 |
| 102 m (336 ft) | Guyed tower | 1990 | American Towers LLC | 598819 |
| 93 m (304 ft) | Guyed tower | 2022 | Cloud 1 | 2721774 |
| 73 m (240 ft) | Lattice tower | 2017 | Northway Communications INC | 599112 |
| 73 m (240 ft) | Other | 1988 | Northway Communications INC | 599113 |
| 63 m (207 ft) | Lattice tower | 1966 | Civic Media, INC. | 600688 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC | 2669511 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 1998 | American Towers LLC | 2677618 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Lattice tower | 2012 | Wisconsin Electric Power Company | 2685204 |
| 61 m (199 ft) | Tower | 1999 | Northway Communications INC | 2603119 |
| 59 m (192 ft) | Monopole | 2019 | Harmoni Towers LLC | 2708554 |
| 58 m (189 ft) | Not specified | 2000 | Davis Television Wausau, LLC | 2608141 |
| 57 m (186 ft) | Monopole | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 2607859 |
| 55 m (180 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Marathon, County Of | 2668067 |
| 52 m (171 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Christian Life Communications INC. | 600214 |
| 52 m (170 ft) | Tower | 2000 | Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC | 2604263 |
| 48 m (157 ft) | Tower | 2004 | Nsight Tower Holdings, LLC | 2643354 |
| 41 m (136 ft) | Tank | 2004 | Wausau Water Works | 2647484 |
| 41 m (135 ft) | Building | 1997 | Airadigm Communications | 599477 |
| 40 m (132 ft) | Monopole | 1998 | American Towers LLC | 103233 |
| 40 m (130 ft) | Pole | 2003 | Marathon, County Of | 2637707 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Tower | 1946 | Marathon, County Of | 2606690 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Wausau TV License Company, LLC | 2609739 |
| 36 m (119 ft) | Lattice tower | 2024 | Vb Bts, Ll, LLC | 2726182 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 1 | 3% |
| 1960s | 1 | 3% |
| 1980s | 2 | 6% |
| 1990s | 10 | 28% |
| 2000s | 9 | 25% |
| 2010s | 10 | 28% |
| 2020s | 3 | 8% |
Nearby places
- Rothschild 10
- Weston 7
- Mosinee 11
- Merrill 17
- Edgar 6
About this data
The underlying records are the FCC's own registrations as of 2026-08-23. Every structure counted here carries a registration number you can check against the FCC directly.
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.