Cell towers in Steele County, MN

The FCC registry lists 23 constructed antenna structures in Steele County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 16 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 4 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 23
2Tallest 690 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 260 ft) 205 ft

Structures

rank 54 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

52% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

52% built then

Who owns the towers in Steele County

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 205 feet, 55 feet shorter than the Minnesota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Waseca at 690 feet, built in 1994. Most 52% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Steele 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
1030901	Tower	690 ft	1994	Waseca	BLOOMING PRAIRIE FARM RADIO INC = KOWZ-FM + KRUE
1026561	Tower	366 ft	2004	Owatonna	Private owner (name withheld)
1263024	Tower	349 ft	2009	Owatonna	Minnesota, State of
1246172	Guyed tower	314 ft	2005	Owatonna	SBA Structures, LLC
1212461	Guyed tower	308 ft	2000	Blooming Prairie	American Towers LLC
1226798	Guyed tower	308 ft	2002	Owatonna	American Towers LLC
1214958	Guyed tower	304 ft	2000	Ellendale	American Towers LLC
1040193	Tower	265 ft	1997	Blooming Prairie	Alltel Corporation
1060193	Guyed tower	260 ft	2013	Owatonna	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1213934	Guyed tower	260 ft	2000	New Richland	Alltel Corporation
1027970	Tower	212 ft	1991	Medford	AT&T Corp
1224485	Lattice tower	205 ft	2025	Owatonna	Great River Energy
1024668	Guyed tower	200 ft	2015	Owatonna	Townsquare Media Faribault, LLC
1216199	Tower	199 ft	2000	Medford	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1252884	Tower	199 ft	2006	Medford	VB RUN, LLC
1260904	Tower	199 ft	2008	Owatonna	Cellco Partnership
1253372	Tower	195 ft	2006	Owatonna	Alltel Corporation
1023402	Lattice tower	183 ft	1997	Owatonna	American Towers LLC
1286733	Lattice tower	167 ft	1992	Owatonna	Alltel Corporation
1331667	Monopole	155 ft	2025	Owatonna	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1314381	Lattice tower	120 ft	1999	Blooming Praire	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1018637	Lattice tower	80 ft	2024	Owatonna	Minnesota, State of
1271224	On a building	55 ft	2009	Owatonna	Allina Health Systems

If you have a tower lease in Steele 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: Kittson County (24), Brown County (23), Pope County (23), Clearwater County (22), Fillmore 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.