Tower Landlord

Minnesota / Cass County

#9 of 87 MN counties · 59 structures

Cell towers in Cass County, MN

The FCC registry lists 59 constructed antenna structures in Cass County, 2% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 16 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 20 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 59
  2. 2Tallest 999 ft
  3. 3Largest owner SBA Communications
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 309 ft
Structures
59
rank 9 of 87 in MN
Most common type
Guyed tower
39% of structures
Over 200 feet
43
73% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
32% built then

Who owns the towers in Cass County

25 different registrants own the 59 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.

SBA Communications16Minnesota, State of9RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION5American Tower4State of MN MnDOT Aeronautic4Rural Cellular Corporation3Tillman Infrastructure3HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, L2
Constructed structures in Cass County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 309 feet, 49 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 Hackensack at 999 feet, built in 1977. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2010s.

Guyed tower23Tower17Lattice tower12Other or unspecified4Pole2Monopole1
Structures in Cass County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
31970s21980s141990s152000s192010s62020s
Structures in Cass 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1024461Tower999 ft1977HackensackCBS Communications Services Inc.
1024193Tower675 ft1985PillagerNORTHERN MINNESOTA PUBLIC TELEVISION INC
1023382Guyed tower541 ft2016Pine RiverAmerican Towers LLC
1057527Guyed tower505 ft1999MotleySBA Towers III LLC
1031877Other or unspecified499 ft1978BrainerdHBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC
1276930Guyed tower499 ft2015BenaLeech Lake Band of Ojibwe
1020194Guyed tower475 ft1992WalkerRURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1020196Tower420 ft1995RemerRURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1028362Guyed tower413 ft1997BenaRURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1046377Tower412 ft1998WalkerBNSF Railway Co.
1028360Guyed tower408 ft1997Cass LakeRURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1236735Guyed tower405 ft2003BackusSBA Towers II LLC
1233606Guyed tower404 ft2002Cass LakeSBA Structures, LLC
1020197Guyed tower403 ft2014BackusRURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1058680Guyed tower399 ft1999LongvilleDe La Hunt Media, Inc.
1228003Other or unspecified398 ft2001BrainerdHBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC
1225237Tower350 ft2001LeaderMinnesota, State of
1263930Tower350 ft2010OutingMinnesota, State of
1263932Lattice tower350 ft2024OshawaMinnesota, State of
1286677Lattice tower350 ft2014Cass LakeMinnesota, State of
1280262Tower349 ft2011Federal DamSBA Towers IX, LLC
1323219Guyed tower334 ft2023BackusTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1318518Guyed tower331 ft2022Deer RiverTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1302471Lattice tower326 ft2017WalkerMinnesota, State of
1024524Guyed tower320 ft2004LongvilleAllete, Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Power
1050390Tower320 ft1991Cass LakeEnbridge Energy Company, Inc.
1236736Lattice tower311 ft2006HackensackSBA Towers II LLC
1284322Tower310 ft2012HackensackSBA Towers IX, LLC
1285659Guyed tower310 ft2013LongvilleSBA Towers IX, LLC
1295811Lattice tower309 ft2016Federal DamRural Cellular Corporation
1266919Guyed tower306 ft2009WalkerAmerican Towers LLC
1025821Guyed tower305 ft1997RemerAmerican Towers LLC
1219678Guyed tower305 ft2001PillagerSBA Structures, LLC
1222332Guyed tower305 ft2001PillagerSBA Structures, LLC
1227208Guyed tower305 ft2001HackensackSBA Structures, LLC
1222756Guyed tower304 ft2001LaporteSBA Structures, LLC
1303512Guyed tower299 ft2019LongvilleCentral States Tower IV, LLC
1257142Tower295 ft2007PillagerRural Cellular Corporation
1320755Guyed tower289 ft2022MotleyTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1248070Other or unspecified256 ft2007WalkerDe La Hunt Media, Inc.
1254564Tower255 ft2006OutingRural Cellular Corporation
1326793Lattice tower255 ft2024WalkerCentral States Tower V, LLC
1066066Other or unspecified245 ft1984WalkerArvig Enterprises
1263934Tower200 ft2010WhipholtMinnesota, State of
1294011Lattice tower199 ft2015WalkerSBA Towers VI, LLC
1299802Monopole199 ft2017WalkerSBA Towers IX, LLC
1309177Lattice tower199 ft2019BackusHorvath Towers V, LLC
1271269Tower198 ft2010Cass LakeSBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1058470Guyed tower195 ft2005RemerAmerican Towers LLC
1205027Lattice tower194 ft1999East Gull LakeSBA Towers II LLC
1204537Tower190 ft1999NisswaSBA Towers II LLC
1206627Tower120 ft1995BackusMinnesota, State of
1209205Tower86 ft1991LongvilleMinnesota, State of
1293667Lattice tower85 ft2014BackusNORTHERN STAR COOPERATIVE
1206621Pole68 ft1975Cass LakeMinnesota, State of
1273463Tower47 ft2010LongvilleState of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1268117Pole42 ft1997LongvilleState of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1331159Lattice tower40 ft2025Pine RiverState of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1290353Lattice tower37 ft2014WalkerState of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Cass 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: Dakota County (76), Itasca County (74), Crow Wing County (68), Polk County (55), Olmsted County (53).

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.