Cell towers in Pope County, MN

The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Pope County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, Rural Cellular Corporation, has 3 (13%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 23
2Tallest 1192 ft
3Largest owner Rural Cellular Corporation
4Median height (state 260 ft) 185 ft

Structures

rank 53 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

39% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

30% built then

Who owns the towers in Pope County

16 different registrants own the 23 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 Pope County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 185 feet, 75 feet shorter than the Minnesota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Westport at 1192 feet, built in 1987. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Pope 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
1025694	Tower	1192 ft	1987	Westport	KSAX-TV, INC.
1029269	Tower	493 ft	2000	Starbuck	IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.
1249525	Tower	350 ft	2006	Terrace	Minnesota, State of
1020179	Guyed tower	338 ft	1993	Glenwood	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1321555	Guyed tower	334 ft	2022	Cyrus	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1024134	Guyed tower	311 ft	1977	Glenwood	SBA Towers II LLC
1234134	Guyed tower	308 ft	2002	Glenwood	American Towers LLC
1278138	Tower	306 ft	2011	Starbuck	Rural Cellular Corporation
1058046	Tower	304 ft	1983	Glenwood	Branstock Communications, Inc.
1252198	Tower	199 ft	2006	Glenwood	Minnesota, State of
1275532	Monopole	194 ft	2010	Brooten	American Towers LLC
1285891	Guyed tower	185 ft	1982	Glenwood	Red Horizon Equipment Inc.
1236283	Monopole	177 ft	2002	Glenwood	SBA Towers II LLC
1309687	Monopole	175 ft	2019	Benson	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1312988	Monopole	174 ft	2020	Farwell	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1294738	Monopole	159 ft	2017	Starbuck	Rural Cellular Corporation
1321334	Monopole	99 ft	2025	Starbuck	Rural Cellular Corporation
1031154	Tower	92 ft	1980	Starbuck	Mediacom Minnesota LLC
1260518	Tower	85 ft	2007	Starbuck	Glacial Hills Elementary School
1209654	Pole	68 ft	2000	Glenwood	Glacial Ridge Hospital District
1204484	Pole	46 ft	1999	Starbuck	PRAIRIE LAKES COOP
1295412	Lattice tower	37 ft	2015	Glenwood	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1330572	Lattice tower	37 ft	2025	Glenwood	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Pope 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: Yellow Medicine County (25), Kittson County (24), Brown County (23), Steele County (23), Clearwater 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.