Tower Landlord

Minnesota / Traverse County

#81 of 87 MN counties · 13 structures

Cell towers in Traverse County, MN

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Traverse County, 0% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION, has 2 (15%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 13
  2. 2Tallest 350 ft
  3. 3Largest owner RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
  4. 4Median height (state 260 ft) 259 ft
Structures
13
rank 81 of 87 in MN
Most common type
Lattice tower
62% of structures
Over 200 feet
8
62% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
38% built then

Who owns the towers in Traverse County

11 different registrants own the 13 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.

RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION2Minnesota, State of2Great River Energy1BNSF Railway1Minn-Kota Communications Inc1Otter Com, Inc.1Traverse County Highway1State of MN MnDOT Aeronautic1
Constructed structures in Traverse County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 259 feet, close to the Minnesota median of 260 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near Browns Valley at 350 feet, built in 2013. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower8Guyed tower2Tower2On a building1
Structures in Traverse County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
21990s52000s32010s32020s
Structures in Traverse 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
1287933Lattice tower350 ft2013Browns ValleyMinnesota, State of
1204793Guyed tower321 ft2000WheatonRURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1030395Lattice tower300 ft2025HermanGreat River Energy
1020149Lattice tower275 ft1994TintahRURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1061188Guyed tower260 ft2008TintahBNSF Railway Co.
1240496Lattice tower260 ft2004WheatonMinnesota, State of
1294780Lattice tower259 ft2015DumontRural Cellular Corporation
1229090Tower206 ft2001Browns ValleyOtter Com, Inc.
1211207Tower196 ft1990WheatonMinn-Kota Communications Inc
1331325Lattice tower164 ft2025WheatonThe Towers, LLC
1234765On a building160 ft2003WheatonTraverse County Highway
1313573Lattice tower160 ft2020WheatonEAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC
1291120Lattice tower37 ft2014WheatonState of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Traverse 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: Stevens County (14), Lac qui Parle County (13), Sibley County (13), Big Stone County (11), Mahnomen County (11).

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.