Minnesota / Renville County

#60 of 87 MN counties · 22 structures

Cell towers in Renville County, MN

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Renville County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 22
  2. 2Tallest 500 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 306 ft
Structures
22
rank 60 of 87 in MN
Most common type
Tower
64% of structures
Over 200 feet
18
82% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
32% built then

Who owns the towers in Renville County

16 different registrants own the 22 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.

American Tower3Minnesota, State of3MIDWEST WIRELESS COMMUNICATI2Alltel2Crown Castle1Brandon Communications Inc.1CTI Towers, Inc.1REDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPO1
Constructed structures in Renville County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 306 feet, 46 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Bird Island at 500 feet, built in 1975. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 2010s.

Tower14Guyed tower4Lattice tower2On a building1Other or unspecified1
Structures in Renville County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11970s21980s61990s62000s72010s
Structures in Renville 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
1209827Tower500 ft1975Bird IslandRENVILLE COUNTY TV CORPORATION
1023443Guyed tower467 ft2010Buffalo LakeCCATT LLC
1025612Guyed tower403 ft2006Bird IslandAmerican Towers LLC
1220019Tower358 ft2001RenvilleAmerican Towers LLC
1270665Tower350 ft2010HectorMinnesota, State of
1270666Tower350 ft2011RenvilleMinnesota, State of
1270691Tower350 ft2011MortonMinnesota, State of
1028074Other or unspecified340 ft1983MortonREDWOOD TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION
1023485Tower320 ft1991Sacred HeartBrandon Communications Inc.
1023886Tower320 ft1992MortonMIDWEST WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DBA = CELLULAR 2000
1218602Tower309 ft2001StewartAmerican Towers LLC
1052361Tower302 ft1992OliviaMinnesota Valley TV Improvement Corp.
1027539Guyed tower300 ft1982FranklinCTI Towers, Inc.
1245292Tower285 ft2004RenvilleRedwood County Telephone Company
1060799Tower265 ft1999HectorAlltel Corporation
1308326Lattice tower259 ft2019Sacred HeartCellco Partnership
1263863Lattice tower254 ft2013FairfaxOctagon Towers, LLC
1264199Tower250 ft2008FairfaxAlltel Corporation
1308098Guyed tower175 ft1997OliviaCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1236465Tower160 ft2011OliviaRenville, County of
1023893On a building157 ft1996OliviaMIDWEST WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DBA = CELLULAR 2000
1205986Tower100 ft2000OliviaEast River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Renville 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: Houston County (22), Kanabec County (22), Marshall County (22), Swift County (22), Wadena 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.