Minnesota / Yellow Medicine County
#50 of 87 MN counties · 25 structures
Cell towers in Yellow Medicine County, MN
The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in Yellow Medicine County, 1% of Minnesota's 2,993. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics, has 3 (12%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 25
- 2Tallest 493 ft
- 3Largest owner State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics
- 4Median height (state 260 ft) 259 ft
Who owns the towers in Yellow Medicine County
18 different registrants own the 25 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 259 feet, close to the Minnesota median of 260 feet. The tallest is a guyed tower near Granite Falls at 493 feet, built in 2010. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1009340 | Guyed tower | 493 ft | 2010 | Granite Falls | CCATT LLC |
| 1257748 | Tower | 350 ft | 2008 | Echo | Minnesota, State of |
| 1278762 | Tower | 350 ft | 2012 | Canby | Minnesota, State of |
| 1279869 | Tower | 350 ft | 2011 | Clarkfield | Minnesota, State of |
| 1055094 | Tower | 340 ft | 1977 | Montevideo | MINNESOTA VALLEY COOPERATIVE LIGHT & POWER ASSOCIATION |
| 1055026 | Tower | 326 ft | 1998 | Granite Falls | MINNESOTA VALLEY TV IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION |
| 1031585 | Other or unspecified | 323 ft | 1959 | Granite Falls | MINNESOTA VALLEY TELEVISION IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION DBA = MVTV |
| 1031586 | Other or unspecified | 323 ft | 1985 | Granite Falls | MINNESOTA VALLEY TELEVISION IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION DBA = MVTV |
| 1331031 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2025 | Taunton | The Towers, LLC |
| 1063851 | Tower | 299 ft | 1991 | Wegdahl | IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. |
| 1238791 | Tower | 270 ft | 2003 | Clarkfield | Yellow Medicine County |
| 1244680 | Guyed tower | 259 ft | 2004 | Belview | Alltel Corporation |
| 1309294 | Lattice tower | 259 ft | 2021 | Hanley Falls | Horvath Towers V, LLC |
| 1275857 | Tower | 199 ft | 2010 | Canby | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1313816 | Lattice tower | 190 ft | 2021 | Canby | PI Tower Development LLC |
| 1288402 | Guyed tower | 151 ft | 2013 | Granite Falls | Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., A Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc. |
| 1264734 | Water tank | 131 ft | 2009 | Granite Falls | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1023913 | Water tank | 125 ft | 1997 | Canby | MIDWEST WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DBA = CELLULAR 2000 |
| 1255613 | Tower | 111 ft | 2006 | Canby | SWWC Service Cooperative |
| 1280927 | Pole | 110 ft | 2011 | Echo | SWWC Service Cooperative |
| 1275785 | Tower | 105 ft | 2011 | Canby | Otter Tail Power Company |
| 1258618 | Other or unspecified | 72 ft | 2008 | Canby | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1243234 | Tower | 37 ft | 2005 | Granite Falls | State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics |
| 1250054 | Tower | 37 ft | 2006 | Canby | State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics |
| 1251843 | Tower | 25 ft | 2007 | Granite Falls | State of MN MnDOT Aeronautics |
If you have a tower lease in Yellow Medicine 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: Murray County (25), Sherburne County (25), Wabasha County (25), Kittson County (24), Brown County (23).
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.