Minnesota / Murray County

#47 of 87 MN counties · 25 structures

Cell towers in Murray County, MN

The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in Murray County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 5 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 25
  2. 2Tallest 1003 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Alltel
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 262 ft
Structures
25
rank 47 of 87 in MN
Most common type
Tower
52% of structures
Over 200 feet
14
56% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
36% built then

Who owns the towers in Murray County

15 different registrants own the 25 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.

Alltel5Minnesota, State of3American Tower2Nobles Cooperative Electric2Murray, County of2SWWC Service Cooperative2K-Communications2WEST CENTRAL MN EDUC TV CO I1
Constructed structures in Murray County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 262 feet, close to the Minnesota median of 260 feet. The tallest is a tower near Chandler at 1003 feet, built in 1996. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

Tower13Guyed tower5Lattice tower5Pole2
Structures in Murray County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21970s11980s61990s92000s32010s42020s
Structures in Murray 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
1003305Tower1003 ft1996ChandlerWEST CENTRAL MN EDUC TV CO INC
1024631Guyed tower708 ft1993ChandlerSBA Towers IX, LLC
1023799Guyed tower470 ft1992CurrieAlltel Corporation
1019823Guyed tower400 ft1995SlaytonAmerican Towers LLC
1244137Tower350 ft2005TracyMinnesota, State of
1259387Lattice tower313 ft2025SlaytonGreat River Energy
1272698Guyed tower306 ft2010Lake WilsonAmerican Towers LLC
1025286Tower300 ft1974SlaytonPrivate owner (name withheld)
1024311Tower298 ft2003FuldaNobles Cooperative Electric
1244634Tower270 ft2004SlaytonMinnesota, State of
1060795Tower265 ft1999HadleyAlltel Corporation
1230156Tower265 ft2001FuldaAlltel Corporation
1240076Tower262 ft1974TracyMurray, County of
1308370Lattice tower259 ft2023GarvinALLTEL Corporation
1264701Tower200 ft2009ChandlerMinnesota, State of
1292777Guyed tower198 ft2014CurrieK-Communications
1245299Tower180 ft1991SlaytonMurray, County of
1265441Tower179 ft2009SlaytonAlltel Corporation
1315944Lattice tower174 ft2020AvocaLismore Cooperative Telephone Company
1224384Tower160 ft1985SlaytonNobles Cooperative Electric
1322648Lattice tower145 ft2022Lake WilsonXcel Energy Services Inc.
1309672Lattice tower125 ft2019Lake WilsonK-Communications
1262611Pole120 ft2007SlaytonSWWC Service Cooperative
1262596Pole100 ft2007FuldaSWWC Service Cooperative
1247345Tower37 ft2005SlaytonState of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Murray 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: Rice County (26), Blue Earth County (25), Mille Lacs County (25), Sherburne County (25), Wabasha County (25).

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.