Cell towers in Benton County, MN

The FCC registry lists 30 constructed antenna structures in Benton County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 19 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 7 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 30
2Tallest 974 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 260 ft) 290 ft

Structures

rank 34 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

73% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

30% built then

Who owns the towers in Benton County

19 different registrants own the 30 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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 Benton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 290 feet, 30 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Little Rock at 974 feet, built in 1988. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Benton 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
1023851	Tower	974 ft	1988	Little Rock	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1024480	Tower	499 ft	1974	Rice	Townsquare Media of St. Cloud, Inc.
1023850	Tower	481 ft	1979	Saint Cloud	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1034286	Tower	422 ft	2002	Sauk Rapids	SBA Towers II LLC
1024203	Tower	418 ft	1995	Sauk Rapids	TRI COUNTY BROADCASTING INC
1044583	Guyed tower	414 ft	1998	Sauk Rapids	SBA GC Towers, LLC
1264046	Tower	350 ft	2009	Duelm	Minnesota, State of
1205681	Guyed tower	315 ft	1999	Foley	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1210783	Tower	307 ft	2003	Royalton	SBA Towers II LLC
1060244	Guyed tower	300 ft	2017	Foley	BNSF Railway Co.
1024199	Other or unspecified	296 ft	1985	Sauk Rapids	TRI COUNTY BROADCASTING INC
1024200	Other or unspecified	296 ft	1985	Sauk Rapids	TRI COUNTY BROADCASTING INC
1024201	Other or unspecified	296 ft	1985	Sauk Rapids	TRI COUNTY BROADCASTING INC
1024202	Other or unspecified	296 ft	1985	Sauk Rapids	TRI COUNTY BROADCASTING INC
1249317	Other or unspecified	296 ft	2007	Sauk Rapids	Tri County Broadcasting Inc.
1224999	Guyed tower	283 ft	1999	Sauk Rapids	American Towers LLC
1024214	Tower	268 ft	1954	Gilman	Minnesota, State of
1210221	Guyed tower	266 ft	2000	Sauk Rapids	SBA Towers III LLC
1272802	Tower	265 ft	2010	Gilman	Palmer Towers LLC
1235745	Tower	225 ft	2002	Rice	Benton Cooperative Telephone Company
1250210	Tower	225 ft	2005	Rice	Benton Cooperative Telephone Company
1023528	Pole	223 ft	1997	Foley	CCATT LLC
1029013	Lattice tower	199 ft	1997	Foley	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1218991	Lattice tower	199 ft	2000	Foley	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1239248	Tower	199 ft	2004	St Cloud	Private owner (name withheld)
1326002	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Royalton	Great Plains Towers, LLC
1026457	Tower	160 ft	1992	Foley	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1319413	Monopole	123 ft	2021	Sauk Rapids	Cellco Partnership
1065831	Tower	115 ft	1999	Saint Cloud	SAINT CLOUD, CITY OF
1292656	Monopole	75 ft	2015	Sauk Rapids	Cellco Partnership

If you have a tower lease in Benton 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 Minnesota with similar tower counts: Nobles County (31), Roseau County (31), Becker County (30), Carlton County (28), Faribault County (28).

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.