Cell towers in Freeborn County, MN

The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in Freeborn County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 12 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 33
2Tallest 1026 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 260 ft) 255 ft

Structures

rank 30 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

55% of structures

Over 200 feet

64% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

48% built then

Who owns the towers in Freeborn County

21 different registrants own the 33 structures. 3 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 Freeborn County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 255 feet, close to the Minnesota median of 260 feet. The tallest is a tower near Myrtle at 1026 feet, built in 1977. More than in any other decade, 48% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Freeborn 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
1024162	Tower	1026 ft	1977	Myrtle	Connoisseur Media Operations, LLC
1023466	Tower	437 ft	2010	Bath	CCATT LLC
1044768	Tower	415 ft	1968	Hayward	Private owner (name withheld)
1024312	Other or unspecified	375 ft	2001	Hayward	Dairyland Power Cooperative
1251888	Tower	350 ft	2006	Oakland Woods	Minnesota, State of
1023215	Guyed tower	348 ft	1949	Albert Lea	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1024056	Tower	325 ft	1990	Hayward	Hometown Broadcasting, Inc.
1023371	Tower	324 ft	2008	Geneva	Minnesota, State of
1262999	Tower	320 ft	2008	Albert Lea	Minnesota, State of
1226799	Tower	317 ft	2002	Ellendale	American Towers LLC
1024217	Tower	309 ft	1959	Hartland	Private owner (name withheld)
1307817	Guyed tower	306 ft	2019	Emmons	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1307980	Guyed tower	302 ft	2021	Glenville	Harmoni Towers LLC
1222214	Tower	260 ft	2001	Manchester	American Towers LLC
1251923	Guyed tower	260 ft	2006	Albert Lea	CCATT LLC
1308753	Lattice tower	259 ft	2021	Alden	Branch Towers III, LLC
1239127	Tower	255 ft	2003	Hayward	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1301627	Lattice tower	254 ft	2017	Ellendale	ALLTEL Corporation
1024627	Guyed tower	243 ft	2002	Twin Lakes	DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
1024500	Tower	240 ft	1994	Albert Lea	American Towers LLC
1024215	Tower	234 ft	1959	Glenville	Private owner (name withheld)
1225748	Tower	200 ft	2001	Albert Lea	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1285644	Lattice tower	189 ft	2012	Albert Lea	Alltel Corporation
1232108	Tower	185 ft	2002	Glenville	CCTM2 LLC
1023404	Tower	184 ft	2000	Albert Lea	American Towers LLC
1222514	Tower	184 ft	2001	Oakland	American Towers LLC
1253088	Tower	173 ft	2006	Albert Lea	American Towers LLC
1206155	Pole	165 ft	1998	Albert Lea	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1274226	Monopole	138 ft	2010	Manchester	Wisconsin Power and Light Company
1228296	Pole	135 ft	2002	Albert Lea	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1289407	Monopole	126 ft	2006	Albert Lea	CCATT LLC
1330832	Lattice tower	40 ft	2025	Albert Lea	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1323293	Lattice tower	37 ft	2023	Albert Lea	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Freeborn 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: Pine County (36), Todd County (36), Mower County (34), Nobles County (31), Roseau County (31).

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.