Cell towers in Winona County, MN

The FCC registry lists 45 constructed antenna structures in Winona County, 2% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 10 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 45
2Tallest 420 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 260 ft) 259 ft

Structures

rank 16 of 87 in MN

Most common type

Tower

62% of structures

Over 200 feet

76% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

49% built then

Who owns the towers in Winona County

23 different registrants own the 45 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 Winona 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 tower near Winona at 420 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 49% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Winona 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
1023752	Tower	420 ft	2002	Winona	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1220990	Tower	407 ft	2002	Witoka	American Towers LLC
1256967	Tower	400 ft	2008	Winona	Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc.
1023899	Tower	370 ft	1991	Lewiston	Alltel Corporation
1220040	Tower	358 ft	2001	Winona	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1029844	Tower	350 ft	1986	Witoka	WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INC
1257190	Tower	350 ft	2009	Utica	Minnesota, State of
1258201	Lattice tower	349 ft	2008	Nodine	Minnesota, State of
1258220	Tower	349 ft	2009	Rollingstone	Minnesota, State of
1262996	Tower	349 ft	2009	Elba	Minnesota, State of
1253991	Tower	320 ft	2006	St. Charles	Alltel Corporation
1255044	Tower	320 ft	2006	Winona	Minnesota, State of
1201221	Guyed tower	316 ft	1988	Winona	American Towers LLC
1023896	Tower	313 ft	1988	Saint Charles	Alltel Corporation
1037049	Tower	310 ft	1984	Wilson	Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc.
1313428	Lattice tower	310 ft	2020	Lewiston	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1030316	Tower	306 ft	1953	Winona	American Towers LLC
1319892	Lattice tower	297 ft	2023	La Crescent	WISCONSIN, STATE OF
1024626	Guyed tower	274 ft	1988	Utica	DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
1222165	Tower	274 ft	2009	Winona	American Towers LLC
1024489	Tower	265 ft	1970	Winona	Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc.
1328470	Guyed tower	265 ft	2024	Dakota	Great Plains Towers, LLC
1305112	Lattice tower	259 ft	2021	Altura	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1330970	Lattice tower	259 ft	2025	Rushford	The Towers, LLC
1222513	Guyed tower	258 ft	2001	Lewiston	American Towers LLC
1224211	Tower	257 ft	2001	Winona	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1222160	Guyed tower	255 ft	2001	Utica	American Towers LLC
1057640	Tower	253 ft	1998	Stockton	HIAWATHA BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS INC
1284661	Tower	249 ft	2013	Dresbach	US Army Corps of Engineers
1284662	Tower	249 ft	2013	Dresbach	US Army Corps of Engineers
1255689	Tower	240 ft	1985	Winona	Winona County
1281325	Tower	240 ft	2012	Winona	Winona, County Of
1029245	Tower	234 ft	1992	Dakota	Sparta Tomah Broadcasting Co., Inc. = WFBZ
1024510	Tower	232 ft	1997	Winona	Private owner (name withheld)
1239323	Lattice tower	200 ft	2008	Dakota	American Towers LLC
1253168	Tower	200 ft	2006	La Crescent	Minnesota, State of
1220041	Monopole	198 ft	2001	Dakota	American Towers LLC
1023904	On a building	195 ft	1991	Winona	Alltel Corporation
1242267	Tower	185 ft	2004	Winona	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1248704	Other or unspecified	165 ft	2006	La Crescent	fernwood farm
1249070	Water tank	159 ft	2005	Goodview	City of Goodview Public Works
1255063	Tower	155 ft	2007	Winona	CCATT LLC
1235793	Tower	135 ft	2002	Winona	Alltel Corporation
1296078	Lattice tower	50 ft	2015	Winona	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
1295167	Lattice tower	37 ft	2015	Winona	State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics

If you have a tower lease in Winona 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: Clay County (48), Washington County (47), Beltrami County (46), Anoka County (44), Kandiyohi County (43).

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.