Cell towers in Pennington County, MN

The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Pennington County, 0% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 7 registrants; the largest, RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION, has 3 (27%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 11
2Tallest 497 ft
3Largest owner RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
4Median height (state 260 ft) 350 ft

Structures

rank 84 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

82% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Pennington County

7 different registrants own the 11 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.

Constructed structures in Pennington County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 350 feet, 90 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Thief River Falls at 497 feet, built in 1980. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Pennington 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
1024634	Other or unspecified	497 ft	1980	Thief River Falls	Northland Community & Technical College
1029551	Guyed tower	496 ft	2010	Thief River Falls	CCATT LLC
1023322	Tower	485 ft	1962	Thief River Falls	SJOBERGS INC
1025597	Tower	383 ft	1995	Thief River Falls	IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.
1020183	Tower	370 ft	1990	Thief River Falls	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1257105	Tower	350 ft	2007	High Landing	Minnesota, State of
1312373	Lattice tower	350 ft	2020	Thief River Falls	Minnesota, State of
1297312	Lattice tower	304 ft	2016	Goodridge	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1024854	Tower	203 ft	1960	Thief River Falls	Wikstrom Telephone Company
1253863	Pole	192 ft	2010	Thief River Falls	CCATT LLC
1296890	Monopole	114 ft	2016	Thief River Falls	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION

If you have a tower lease in Pennington 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: Traverse County (13), Big Stone County (11), Mahnomen County (11), Norman County (10).

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.