Cell towers in Wadena County, MN

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Wadena 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 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 22
2Tallest 604 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 260 ft) 310 ft

Structures

rank 62 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

82% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

41% built then

Who owns the towers in Wadena County

16 different registrants own the 22 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names 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 Wadena County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 50 feet taller than the Minnesota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Nimrod City at 604 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Wadena 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
1217376	Other or unspecified	604 ft	2000	Nimrod City	HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC
1201510	Tower	600 ft	2000	Nimrod	RCC Paging, Inc.
1031884	Tower	495 ft	1981	Wadena	KSAX-TV, INC.
1020150	Tower	475 ft	1991	Verndale	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1031163	Guyed tower	406 ft	1997	Menahga	RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
1024527	Tower	370 ft	1978	Verndale	Allete, Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Power
1266128	Tower	350 ft	2012	Sebeka	Minnesota, State of
1016893	Tower	338 ft	1996	Aldrich	Gabriel Media
1216042	Tower	325 ft	2001	Wadena	SBA Structures, LLC
1308247	Guyed tower	312 ft	2021	Menahga	Uniti Towers LLC
1269948	Guyed tower	310 ft	2009	Menahga	American Towers LLC
1254562	Guyed tower	309 ft	2006	Sebeka	Rural Cellular Corporation
1227924	Guyed tower	304 ft	2001	Menahga	SBA Structures, LLC
1027975	Lattice tower	283 ft	1954	Sebeka	American Towers LLC
1030315	Tower	273 ft	1994	Wadena	Subcarrier Communications Inc
1222613	Other or unspecified	270 ft	2001	Wadena	HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC
1232226	Other or unspecified	270 ft	2002	Wadena	HBI Radio Brainerd/Wadena, LLC
1230216	Tower	260 ft	2001	Staples	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1311490	Lattice tower	187 ft	2022	Wadena	BNSF Railway Co.
1065492	Tower	85 ft	1987	Staples	Private owner (name withheld)
1065692	Tower	85 ft	1987	Staples	Private owner (name withheld)
1330224	Lattice tower	37 ft	2025	Staples	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Wadena 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: Marshall County (22), Renville County (22), Swift County (22), Chisago County (21), Lincoln County (21).

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.