Cell towers in Mitchell County, IA

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Mitchell County, 1% of Iowa's 3,266. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, Array Digital Infrastructure, has 5 (29%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 1565 ft
3Largest owner Array Digital Infrastructure
4Median height (state 259 ft) 299 ft

Structures

rank 90 of 99 in IA

Most common type

Other or unspecified

41% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

47% built then

Who owns the towers in Mitchell County

12 different registrants own the 17 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Mitchell County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 299 feet, 40 feet taller than the Iowa median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Saint Ansgar at 1565 feet, built in 1964. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Mitchell County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Mitchell County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1015912	Tower	1565 ft	1964	Saint Ansgar	Rochester TV, LLC
1253749	Guyed tower	1553 ft	2014	Mcintire	Iowa Public Broadcast Board, DBA Iowa Public Television
1018080	Tower	419 ft	1995	Osage	Alltel Corporation
1017731	Guyed tower	317 ft	1998	Osage	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1223291	Other or unspecified	312 ft	2001	St. Ansgar	Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting, Inc.
1247544	Other or unspecified	310 ft	2005	Orchard	FMTC Wireless Inc
1247545	Other or unspecified	310 ft	2005	St. Ansgar	FMTC Wireless Inc
1248588	Other or unspecified	310 ft	2005	Staceyville	FMTC Wireless, Inc
1259677	Other or unspecified	299 ft	2007	Elma	FMTC Wireless Inc.
1017695	Lattice tower	295 ft	2018	Nora Springs	INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
1237439	Guyed tower	265 ft	2003	Riceville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1246171	Other or unspecified	260 ft	2004	St. Ansgar	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1278198	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2011	Stacyville	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1309550	Guyed tower	185 ft	2018	Osage	CTI Assets II, LLC
1234173	Tower	181 ft	2002	Osage	Mitchell, County of, IA
1017939	Tower	150 ft	1990	Mitchell	iHeartMedia Entertainment, Inc.
1302787	Monopole	121 ft	2017	Osage	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

If you have a tower lease in Mitchell County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Iowa with similar tower counts: Greene County (17), Howard County (17), Lyon County (17), Monroe County (17), Ringgold County (16).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.