Cell towers in Rosebud County, MT

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Rosebud County, 2% of Montana's 1,057. 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 703 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 150 ft) 252 ft

Structures

rank 16 of 56 in MT

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

55% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Rosebud County

16 different registrants own the 22 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.

Constructed structures in Rosebud County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 252 feet, 102 feet taller than the Montana median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Rosebud at 703 feet, built in 1980. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Rosebud 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
1002856	Tower	703 ft	1980	Rosebud	P&A Media LLC
1248827	Tower	489 ft	2010	Forsyth	CCATT LLC
1316819	Guyed tower	385 ft	2021	Forsyth	PI Tower Development LLC
1219702	Guyed tower	334 ft	2001	Rosebud	American Towers LLC
1034992	Tower	331 ft	1971	Colstrip	NorthWestern Corporation
1318767	Lattice tower	320 ft	2025	Forsyth	PI Tower Development, LLC
1012462	Guyed tower	313 ft	2010	Forsyth	CCATT LLC
1003815	Guyed tower	311 ft	2003	Colstrip	Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1318970	Lattice tower	305 ft	2021	Melstone	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1296753	Lattice tower	260 ft	2015	Skyline	Commnet Four Corners, LLC
1219704	Lattice tower	255 ft	2001	Forsyth	American Towers LLC
1307688	Lattice tower	250 ft	2018	Ashland	Skyway Towers, LLC
1002857	Tower	199 ft	1976	Forsyth	P&A Media LLC
1230714	Tower	199 ft	2000	Sarpy	Telava Wireless, Inc.
1224968	Lattice tower	185 ft	2001	Forsyth	American Towers LLC
1056358	Tower	120 ft	1998	Colstrip	D&S PROPERTIES
1263244	Tower	115 ft	2008	Forsyth	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., A Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc.
1213899	Mast	80 ft	2000	Rosebud	Nexstar Media Inc.
1210905	Tower	78 ft	2000	Ashland	Range Telephone Cooperative Inc
1298149	Lattice tower	65 ft	2016	Ashland	Commnet Four Corners, LLC
1006442	Tower	40 ft	1996	Forsyth	Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1226021	Tower	35 ft	1986	Forsyth	Range Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Rosebud 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 Montana with similar tower counts: Silver Bow County (24), Dawson County (23), Richland County (23), Blaine County (21), Phillips 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.