Lostant was a repeater station along a telephone/television route spanning from the St. Louis toll office to Chicago. It had hops to Norway, to the northeast, and Metamora, to the southwest.
Structures at the Lostant site include a 304-foot, self-supported lattice tower and an equipment shelter that appeared to be a typical block design that had been stucco’ed over at some point.
The site is located about 2.5 miles northwest of Lostant at 292 North 16th Road.
Photos: May 7, 2025
A distant photo of the Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines microwave relay tower from about a mile south-southeast of the site on East Third Road.View of the Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines microwave relay tower from the south-southeast on East Third Road.A view of the Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines microwave relay site from the corner of the property, at the corner of East Third and North 16th roads.Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines microwave relay repeater site.Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines equipment shelter.Front door to the Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines microwave relay site equipment shelter. An American Tower Corporation sign provides the site name, ATC ID and Antenna Structure Registration number.Western wall of the equipment shelter at the Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines microwave relay base station.Wood outhouse found at the Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines microwave relay site.“Notice: Hard hats must be worn in this area” sign on the fence to the tower area of the Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines site.American Tower Corporation sign with information about the Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines site it owns. Antenna Structure Registration number is 1014814.Radio frequency caution posted on a leg of the Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines microwave relay tower along with the Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) number, 1014814.Looking in the rear-view mirror at the Lostant, Illinois, AT&T Long Lines microwave relay site on East Third Road.
