Minnesota / Houston County
#57 of 87 MN counties · 22 structures
Cell towers in Houston County, MN
The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Houston County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, Minnesota, State of, has 4 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 22
- 2Tallest 824 ft
- 3Largest owner Minnesota, State of
- 4Median height (state 260 ft) 315 ft
Who owns the towers in Houston County
16 different registrants own the 22 structures. 2 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 315 feet, 55 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 La Crescent at 824 feet, built in 2018. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1024862 | Guyed tower | 824 ft | 2018 | La Crescent | State of Wisconsin - Educational Communications Board |
| 1035149 | Tower | 819 ft | 1982 | La Crescent | La Crosse TV License Company, LLC |
| 1264312 | Tower | 676 ft | 2008 | La Crescent | Nexstar Media Inc. |
| 1026950 | Guyed tower | 505 ft | 1998 | Hokah | American Towers LLC |
| 1257144 | Tower | 493 ft | 2010 | Brownsville | Transair Corp |
| 1023790 | Guyed tower | 454 ft | 1993 | Caledonia | Alltel Corporation |
| 1257183 | Tower | 350 ft | 2010 | Money Creek | Minnesota, State of |
| 1258743 | Tower | 350 ft | 2009 | Reno | Minnesota, State of |
| 1258996 | Tower | 350 ft | 2009 | Caledonia | Minnesota, State of |
| 1263027 | Tower | 350 ft | 2009 | Spring Grove | Minnesota, State of |
| 1007957 | Tower | 330 ft | 1995 | Hokah | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1034242 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 1998 | Hokah | Xcel Energy Services Inc. |
| 1045801 | Tower | 279 ft | 1982 | Hokah | 21ST CENTURY WIRELESS GROUP, INC. |
| 1024625 | Other or unspecified | 275 ft | 2004 | Hokah | DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1044204 | Tower | 266 ft | 1985 | Reno | FAMILY RADIO, INC. |
| 1293444 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2015 | Spring Grove | Alltel Corporation |
| 1292440 | Lattice tower | 203 ft | 2014 | Caledonia | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1296671 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2006 | La Crescent | CCATT LLC |
| 1011360 | Tower | 150 ft | 1965 | Hokah | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1266492 | Other or unspecified | 120 ft | 2012 | Hokah | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1225273 | Other or unspecified | 91 ft | 2001 | Caledonia | DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE |
| 1031334 | Tower | 79 ft | 1974 | Hokah | MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS LLC |
If you have a tower lease in Houston 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: Steele County (23), Clearwater County (22), Fillmore County (22), Kanabec County (22), Marshall County (22).
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.