Cell towers in Stearns County, MN

The FCC registry lists 77 constructed antenna structures in Stearns County, 3% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 41 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 22 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 31 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 77
2Tallest 1056 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 260 ft) 275 ft

Structures

rank 5 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

66% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

30% built then

Who owns the towers in Stearns County

41 different registrants own the 77 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 275 feet, 15 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 Avon at 1056 feet, built in 1992. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Stearns 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
1025394	Tower	1056 ft	1992	Avon	LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES INC DBA = KCLD FM
1024632	Guyed tower	707 ft	1975	Richmond	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1057845	Tower	550 ft	1992	Waite Park	T J COMMUNICATIONS INC
1044586	Guyed tower	499 ft	1998	Waite Park	SBA Structures, LLC
1025393	Guyed tower	489 ft	1968	Saint Cloud	Leighton Enterprises, Inc.
1023849	Tower	479 ft	1989	Cold Spring	Townsquare Media of St. Cloud, Inc.
1244671	Guyed tower	410 ft	2004	Collegeville	SBA Structures, LLC
1026460	Guyed tower	393 ft	1989	Freeport	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1023526	Tower	391 ft	1992	Albany	CCATT LLC
1024291	Lattice tower	370 ft	2025	Saint Joseph	Great River Energy
1024478	Tower	370 ft	1991	Waite Park	Starcom, LLC
1024618	Guyed tower	356 ft	1979	Avon	SJNJ, LLC
1024469	Tower	350 ft	1995	Cold Springs	Contact Wireless, LLC
1248712	Tower	350 ft	2005	Freeport	Minnesota, State of
1259986	Tower	349 ft	2009	Holdingford	Minnesota, State of
1044585	Tower	345 ft	1999	Clearwater	SBA Structures, LLC
1214848	Guyed tower	345 ft	2001	Paynesville	SBA Structures, LLC
1017066	Tower	326 ft	1984	Kimball	Minnesota, State of
1062283	Guyed tower	326 ft	1999	Sauk Centre	SBA Towers II LLC
1210568	Tower	325 ft	1999	St. Joseph	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1213133	Tower	325 ft	2000	Watkins	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1223155	Tower	325 ft	2001	Paynesville	Hertzberg Farm Enterprise
1023852	Tower	321 ft	1996	Saint Wendel	WJON BROADCASTING CO A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1245891	Tower	320 ft	2004	Eitzen	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1026461	Guyed tower	315 ft	1996	St. Cloud	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1213277	Guyed tower	315 ft	2000	Kimball	American Towers LLC
1024296	Lattice tower	314 ft	2025	Melrose	Great River Energy
1024477	Guyed tower	314 ft	1992	Albany	Starcom, LLC
1236282	Guyed tower	308 ft	2002	Eden Valley	SBA Towers II LLC
1027972	Guyed tower	306 ft	1987	Paynesville	American Towers LLC
1205852	Tower	306 ft	1999	Melrose	SBA Structures, LLC
1219635	Guyed tower	306 ft	1999	Cold Spring	American Towers LLC
1201539	Guyed tower	305 ft	1999	Holdingford	American Towers LLC
1205125	Guyed tower	305 ft	2001	Melrose	SBA Structures, LLC
1024617	Tower	300 ft	1977	Sauk Centre	Sideband Structures
1023373	Tower	299 ft	1984	Saint Joseph	K2 Towers III, LLC
1036134	Tower	290 ft	1993	St Cloud	AT&T Corp
1058041	Tower	290 ft	1983	Sauk Center	BDI Broadcasting, Inc.
1024434	Tower	275 ft	2003	Sauk Centre	Gardonville Cooperative Telephone
1259386	Lattice tower	265 ft	2025	Richmond	Great River Energy
1213778	Lattice tower	260 ft	2000	Albany	American Towers LLC
1251333	Lattice tower	260 ft	2006	South Haven	American Towers LLC
1291498	Guyed tower	255 ft	2014	Belgrade	Cellco Partnership
1023753	Guyed tower	250 ft	1977	Albany	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1329883	Lattice tower	244 ft	2025	Holdingford	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1025230	Tower	232 ft	1997	Melrose	GRANITE ELECTRONICS INC
1025229	Tower	225 ft	1995	Avon	GRANITE ELECTRONICS INC
1309022	Lattice tower	209 ft	2019	Belgrade	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1023015	Tower	205 ft	1988	Farming	STEARNS, COUNTY OF
1023018	Tower	205 ft	1988	Avon	STEARNS, COUNTY OF
1243229	Guyed tower	203 ft	2003	Belgrade	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1026458	Guyed tower	200 ft	1992	Richmond	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1025288	Tower	199 ft	1974	Paynesville	Private owner (name withheld)
1026459	Lattice tower	199 ft	1996	Clearwater	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1029011	Lattice tower	199 ft	1997	Holdingford	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1029012	Tower	199 ft	1997	Belgrade	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1267283	Pole	199 ft	2007	St Stephen	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1272694	Monopole	199 ft	2005	Avon	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1023014	Tower	198 ft	1988	Belgrade	STEARNS, COUNTY OF
1236101	Tower	195 ft	1987	Kimball	SBA Towers II LLC
1281034	Tower	195 ft	2011	St Stephen	Palmer Towers LLC
1252883	Monopole	190 ft	2006	Saint Cloud	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1304402	Monopole	189 ft	2023	Brooten	Cellco Partnership
1251074	Lattice tower	185 ft	2005	St. Cloud	SBA Towers II LLC
1300015	Monopole	185 ft	2016	Paynesville	Xcell Towers II, LLC
1300929	Monopole	185 ft	2016	Rockville	VB BTS III, LLC
1272405	Tower	175 ft	2009	St Cloud	TerraPact Towers, LLC
1023017	Tower	170 ft	1988	Saint Cloud	STEARNS, COUNTY OF
1243934	Tower	150 ft	1985	Paynesville	KSAX-TV, Inc.
1317541	Monopole	149 ft	2019	Waite Park	VB BTS III, LLC
1308309	Monopole	139 ft	2020	Sauk Centre	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1269242	Monopole	136 ft	2001	Saint Cloud	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1247030	Tower	133 ft	1996	St. Augusta	Redwood County Telephone Company
1286072	Lattice tower	120 ft	1983	Paynesville	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1303167	Lattice tower	100 ft	2017	Paynesville	Stearns, County of
1247346	Tower	37 ft	2005	Paynesville	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1271597	Tower	37 ft	2009	Sauk Centre	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Stearns 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: St. Louis County (179), Ramsey County (104), Otter Tail County (88), Dakota County (76), Itasca County (74).

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.