Minnesota / Norman County

#85 of 87 MN counties · 10 structures

Cell towers in Norman County, MN

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Norman County, 0% of Minnesota's 2,993. R&J Broadcasting, Inc. owns 3 of them (30%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 10
  2. 2Tallest 500 ft
  3. 3Largest owner R&J Broadcasting, Inc.
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 338 ft
Structures
10
rank 85 of 87 in MN
Most common type
Tower
30% of structures
Over 200 feet
9
90% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
50% built then

Who owns the towers in Norman County

7 different registrants own the 10 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.

R&J Broadcasting, Inc.3Minnesota, State of2Crown Castle1RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION1Octagon Towers1Horvath Communications1VB BTS, ll, LLC1
Constructed structures in Norman County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 338 feet, 78 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a monopole near Ada at 500 feet, built in 2019. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2010s.

Tower3Guyed tower2Other or unspecified2Lattice tower2Monopole1
Structures in Norman County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11980s11990s12000s52010s22020s
Structures in Norman 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
1243867Monopole500 ft2019AdaR&J Broadcasting, Inc.
1020157Guyed tower470 ft1992Twin ValleyRURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1029407Guyed tower394 ft2010AdaCCATT LLC
1278564Tower350 ft2011AdaMinnesota, State of
1282395Other or unspecified350 ft2012FlamingMinnesota, State of
1205724Other or unspecified325 ft2001RanumR&J Broadcasting, Inc.
1276747Tower315 ft2011HalstadOctagon Towers, LLC
1028588Tower303 ft1988AdaR&J Broadcasting, Inc.
1325600Lattice tower265 ft2023Twin ValleyVB BTS, ll, LLC
1312264Lattice tower199 ft2020GaryHorvath Towers V, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Norman 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: Big Stone County (11), Mahnomen County (11), Pennington County (11).

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.