Cell towers in Clay County, MN

The FCC registry lists 48 constructed antenna structures in Clay County, 2% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 22 registrants; the largest, Midwest Communications, Inc., has 8 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 48
2Tallest 1101 ft
3Largest owner Midwest Communications, Inc.
4Median height (state 260 ft) 306 ft

Structures

rank 13 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

25% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

33% built then

Who owns the towers in Clay County

22 different registrants own the 48 structures. 4 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 Clay County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 306 feet, 46 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Tansem at 1101 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 33% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Clay 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
1049364	Guyed tower	1101 ft	1987	Tansem	SWI Funds Tower Holdings, LLC
1024630	Guyed tower	710 ft	1979	Sabin	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1023864	Other or unspecified	447 ft	1979	Moorhead	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1061193	Guyed tower	423 ft	2004	Hawley	BNSF Railway Co.
1054243	Guyed tower	417 ft	2010	Downer	CCATT LLC
1036961	Tower	415 ft	1993	Hitterdal	Cellco Partnership
1024700	Tower	380 ft	1982	Glyndon	JIM BORTNEM ENTERPRISES INC
1027719	Guyed tower	353 ft	2017	Comstock	National Tower Controls, LLC dba ANCO Wireless
1273789	Tower	350 ft	2012	Felton	Minnesota, State of
1277933	Other or unspecified	350 ft	2011	Moorhead	Minnesota, State of
1024699	Guyed tower	347 ft	1993	Moorhead	American Towers LLC
1036962	Guyed tower	347 ft	1990	Rollag	Cellco Partnership
1024130	Tower	344 ft	1977	Glyndon	Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.
1014615	Lattice tower	330 ft	2017	Hawley	Minnesota, State of
1219676	Tower	320 ft	2000	Glyndon	SBA Structures, LLC
1059614	Guyed tower	315 ft	1998	Moorhead	American Towers LLC
1027974	Tower	308 ft	1954	Barnesville	American Towers LLC
1222947	Lattice tower	307 ft	2000	Barnesville	American Towers LLC
1219679	Tower	306 ft	2001	Sabin	SBA Structures, LLC
1235896	Other or unspecified	306 ft	2006	Averill	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1235897	Other or unspecified	306 ft	2006	Averill	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1235898	Other or unspecified	306 ft	2006	Averill	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1235899	Other or unspecified	306 ft	2006	Averill	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1235900	Other or unspecified	306 ft	2006	Averill	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1235901	Other or unspecified	306 ft	2006	Averill	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1221931	Guyed tower	305 ft	2001	Hawley	SBA Structures, LLC
1273938	Tower	303 ft	2013	Barnesville	Pioneer Public Broadcasting Company, Inc.
1253784	Tower	295 ft	2006	Georgetown	Private owner (name withheld)
1284064	Other or unspecified	260 ft	2012	Barnesville	Bakken Beacon Media LLC
1284066	Other or unspecified	260 ft	2012	Barnesville	Bakken Beacon Media LLC
1284067	Other or unspecified	260 ft	2012	Barnesville	Bakken Beacon Media LLC
1296757	Lattice tower	254 ft	2016	Barnesville	Cellco Partnership
1304433	Lattice tower	209 ft	2020	Felton	Cellco Partnership
1023863	Other or unspecified	205 ft	1979	Moorhead	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1297146	Lattice tower	199 ft	2016	Sabin	Cellco Partnership
1235774	Tower	187 ft	2000	Dilworth	American Towers LLC
1287395	Monopole	160 ft	1998	Moorhead	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1289228	Pole	160 ft	2013	Moorhead	Cellco Partnership
1323255	Lattice tower	160 ft	2023	Dilworth	BNSF Railway Company
1295500	Monopole	159 ft	2015	Dilworth	Cellco Partnership
1232283	Monopole	156 ft	2006	Moorhead	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1264159	Water tank	156 ft	2008	Moorhead	Moorhead, City of
1023212	Tower	150 ft	1984	Moorhead	MIDWEST MANAGEMENT INC
1332951	Monopole	109 ft	2026	Moorhead	The Towers, LLC
1301806	Guyed tower	98 ft	2017	Felton	Private owner (name withheld)
1306142	Lattice tower	98 ft	2018	Moorhead	Private owner (name withheld)
1306143	On a building	92 ft	2018	Georgetown	Private owner (name withheld)
1063601	Tower	47 ft	2003	Moorhead	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Clay 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: Polk County (55), Olmsted County (53), Hubbard County (49), Washington County (47), Beltrami County (46).

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.