#2 of 53 ND counties · 89 structures

Cell towers in Cass County, ND

The FCC registry lists 89 constructed antenna structures in Cass County, 7% of North Dakota's 1,212 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 40 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 14 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 30 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 89
2Tallest 1205 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 260 ft) 198 ft

Structures

rank 2 of 53 in ND

Most common type

Tower

34% of structures

Over 200 feet

42% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Cass County

40 different registrants own the 89 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 Cass County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 198 feet, 62 feet shorter than the North Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Amenia at 1205 feet, built in 1978. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Cass 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
1038760	Guyed tower	1205 ft	1978	Amenia	FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY DBA WDAY TV
1037962	Tower	1156 ft	2009	Amenia	PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC
1046928	Guyed tower	1055 ft	2017	Amenia	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1231610	Tower	719 ft	2002	Ayr	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1208983	Tower	497 ft	2010	Enderlin	CCATT LLC
1244730	Tower	456 ft	2010	Ayr	CCATT LLC
1038763	Tower	437 ft	1987	Fargo	FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY DBA = WDAY--TV
1317201	Guyed tower	412 ft	2021	Buffalo	Diamond Towers V LLC
1025139	Tower	382 ft	2002	Arthur	American Towers LLC
1235502	Guyed tower	371 ft	2022	Erie	Vision Media Incorporated
1046241	Tower	363 ft	1969	Casselton	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1208726	Tower	363 ft	2000	Grandin	K-LOVE, Inc.
1262121	Tower	349 ft	2008	Amenia	Prairie Public Broadcasting
1227097	Tower	347 ft	2001	Wheatland	SBA Structures, LLC
1320272	Lattice tower	337 ft	2022	Grandin	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1036960	Guyed tower	325 ft	1991	Casselton	Cellco Partnership
1038857	Tower	324 ft	1988	Casselton	AT&T Corp
1223242	Tower	320 ft	2001	Hickson	SBA Structures, LLC
1054245	Guyed tower	317 ft	2010	West Fargo	CCATT LLC
1054244	Guyed tower	315 ft	2010	Casselton	Octagon Towers, LLC
1224530	Guyed tower	304 ft	2001	Argusville	SBA Structures, LLC
1226078	Guyed tower	304 ft	2001	Mapleton	SBA Structures, LLC
1053357	Guyed tower	303 ft	2022	Kindred	CASS COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1046467	Guyed tower	300 ft	1980	Gardner	BNSF Railway Co.
1053012	Tower	280 ft	1969	Chaffee	MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.
1037863	Other or unspecified	276 ft	1947	Fargo	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1037864	Other or unspecified	276 ft	1947	Fargo	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1037865	Other or unspecified	276 ft	1947	Fargo	Midwest Communications, Inc.
1265234	Tower	271 ft	2010	Leonard	CCATT LLC
1056206	Lattice tower	265 ft	1998	Gardner	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1061230	Guyed tower	263 ft	2012	Wheatland	BNSF Railway Co.
1316829	Lattice tower	259 ft	2021	Page	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1331163	Lattice tower	259 ft	2025	Arthur	The Towers, LLC
1283750	Tower	246 ft	2012	Buffalo	Cellco Partnership
1038862	Tower	225 ft	1958	Gardner	American Towers LLC
1048884	Other or unspecified	213 ft	1987	Fargo	Coastal Television of North Dakota LLC
1051570	Other or unspecified	210 ft	1963	Fargo	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1054306	Tower	200 ft	1969	Fargo	MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.
1036963	Lattice tower	199 ft	1996	Fargo	Cellco Partnership
1231946	Tower	199 ft	2002	Casselton	Great Plains Tower Properties, LLP
1233000	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2002	Embden	Great Plains Tower Properties
1312035	Lattice tower	199 ft	2020	Gardner	Cass County Sheriff Office
1312265	Lattice tower	199 ft	2020	Davenport	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1312033	Lattice tower	198 ft	2020	Alice	Cass County Sheriff Office
1312034	Lattice tower	198 ft	2020	Bufallo	Cass County Sheriff Office
1255175	Tower	197 ft	2010	Horace	CCATT LLC
1234157	Tower	195 ft	2003	Fargo	Tower Communications
1216193	Lattice tower	189 ft	2001	Fargo	American Towers LLC
1235063	Monopole	185 ft	2002	Fargo	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1312326	Lattice tower	185 ft	2020	Leonard	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1242177	Tower	169 ft	2004	Fargo	Forum Communications Company
1273818	Water tank	167 ft	1932	Fargo	Fargo, City of
1258291	Pole	164 ft	2010	Fargo	CCATT LLC
1206403	Tower	162 ft	2010	Fargo	CCATT LLC
1034026	Monopole	160 ft	1997	Fargo	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1061231	Lattice tower	160 ft	1970	Fargo	BNSF Railway Co.
1287197	Monopole	160 ft	1998	Fargo	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1029554	Tower	157 ft	2010	Fargo	CCATT LLC
1329988	Water tank	156 ft	2025	Fargo	Fargo, City of
1223019	Monopole	153 ft	2001	Fargo	American Towers, LLC
1232281	Monopole	151 ft	2002	West Fargo	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1309168	Monopole	149 ft	2019	Kindred	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1270914	Lattice tower	140 ft	2015	Fargo	BNSF Railway Co.
1292241	Monopole	139 ft	2014	West Fargo	Cellco Partnership
1244637	On a building	137 ft	2005	Fargo 96-48-8.29	North Dakota State University
1231899	Monopole	130 ft	2002	Fargo	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1257068	Tower	130 ft	2007	Fargo	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1231939	Monopole	127 ft	2002	Fargo	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1263489	Monopole	126 ft	2008	West Fargo	SBA Towers II LLC
1280917	Tower	126 ft	2010	Fargo	CCATT LLC
1050487	Pole	125 ft	1995	Kindred	BNSF Railway Co.
1257537	Tower	125 ft	2007	Fargo	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1263030	Pole	125 ft	2009	Fargo	Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.
1299901	Monopole	125 ft	2016	Fargo	Cellco Partnership
1331677	Monopole	125 ft	2026	Fargo	CitySwitch II, LLC
1281534	Monopole	123 ft	2011	Fargo	SBA Towers II LLC
1234657	Tower	120 ft	1989	West Fargo	Great Plains Towers, Inc
1301820	On a building	115 ft	2017	Fargo	Private owner (name withheld)
1231943	Monopole	110 ft	2002	Fargo	SBA Infrastructures, LLC
1258281	Tower	108 ft	2010	Fargo	CCATT LLC
1279873	Monopole	107 ft	2010	Fargo	CCATT LLC
1257067	Monopole	105 ft	2007	Fargo	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1228219	Pole	103 ft	2010	Fargo	CCATT LLC
1290609	Monopole	89 ft	2014	Fargo	Cellco Partnership
1210880	Tower	76 ft	1986	West Fargo	Private owner (name withheld)
1307493	Monopole	61 ft	2019	Fargo	Cellco Partnership
1040023	Tower	51 ft	1976	West Fargo	NORTH DAKO, STATE OF
1292411	Monopole	50 ft	2014	Fargo	BNSF Railway Co.
1318431	Lattice tower	50 ft	1979	Fargo	CTI Towers Assets II, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Cass 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 North Dakota with similar tower counts: Williams County (99), Ward County (83), Burleigh County (66), Stutsman County (51), Mountrail County (50).

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.