Cell towers in Dunn County, WI

The FCC registry lists 48 constructed antenna structures in Dunn County, 1% of Wisconsin's 3,943. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 48
2Tallest 1200 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 254 ft) 295 ft

Structures

rank 38 of 72 in WI

Most common type

Tower

44% of structures

Over 200 feet

73% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

25% built then

Who owns the towers in Dunn County

27 different registrants own the 48 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 Dunn County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 295 feet, 41 feet taller than the Wisconsin median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Colfax at 1200 feet, built in 1973. More than in any other decade, 25% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Dunn 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
1035227	Other or unspecified	1200 ft	1973	Colfax	State of Wisconsin - Educational Communications Board
1035148	Tower	505 ft	1949	Colfax	La Crosse TV License Company, LLC
1003464	Tower	499 ft	2003	Sand Creek	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1035248	Tower	499 ft	1995	Colfax	Nexstar Media Inc.
1038688	Tower	498 ft	1994	Elk Mound	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1218347	Tower	419 ft	1999	Elk Mound	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1324167	Guyed tower	419 ft	2024	Elk Mound	American Towers LLC
1246802	Guyed tower	405 ft	2005	Mondovi	SBA Towers II LLC
1035643	Other or unspecified	379 ft	1989	Menomonie	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1035641	Other or unspecified	379 ft	1989	Menomonie	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1035642	Other or unspecified	379 ft	1989	Menomonie	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1035644	Other or unspecified	379 ft	1999	Menomonie	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1033875	Tower	370 ft	1995	Ridgeland	Alltel Corporation
1034238	Guyed tower	349 ft	1998	Menomonie	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1034167	Guyed tower	346 ft	1996	Boyceville	American Towers LLC
1034226	Guyed tower	340 ft	2025	Durand	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1034236	Other or unspecified	320 ft	1998	Ridgeland	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1202752	Guyed tower	320 ft	2013	Knapp	Global Signal Acquisitions LLC
1062590	Tower	318 ft	1998	Knapp	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1036499	Tower	316 ft	2008	Menomonie	American Towers LLC
1036884	Guyed tower	312 ft	2005	Menomonie	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1271045	Tower	300 ft	2010	Ridgeland	CTC Telecom
1283951	Tower	300 ft	2012	Ridgeland	TerraPact Towers, LLC
1033873	Tower	295 ft	1990	Menomonie	Alltel Corporation
1324411	Lattice tower	295 ft	2023	Wheeler	ALLTEL Corporation
1034164	Guyed tower	288 ft	1993	Menomonie	American Towers LLC
1328178	Lattice tower	265 ft	2025	Elk Mound	VB BTS III, LLC
1287138	Lattice tower	255 ft	2013	Colfax	Octagon Towers, LLC
1035209	Guyed tower	253 ft	2022	Ridgeland	DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
1035647	Tower	250 ft	1977	Menomonie	PHILLIPS BROADCASTING
1313060	Lattice tower	240 ft	2020	Elmwood	WISCONSIN, STATE OF
1254224	Tower	227 ft	2006	Menomonie	Cellco Partnership
1200201	Tower	220 ft	2000	Colfax	Xcel Energy Services Inc.
1034895	Tower	206 ft	1971	Elmwood	WISCONSIN, STATE OF
1035206	Guyed tower	203 ft	2003	Weston	DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
1281796	Tower	199 ft	2012	Menomonie	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1282130	Tower	199 ft	2012	Menomonie	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1323968	Monopole	199 ft	2024	Menomonie	WISCONSIN, STATE OF
1254439	Tower	195 ft	2006	Menomonie	Alltel Corporation
1272910	Monopole	195 ft	2010	Colfax	American Towers LLC
1237671	Tower	194 ft	2004	Menomonie	Dunn County
1323915	Monopole	194 ft	2018	Menomonie	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1057183	Tower	173 ft	1997	Menomonie	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1323916	Monopole	154 ft	2018	Menomonie	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1294419	Monopole	147 ft	2015	Menomonie	Alltel Corporation
1301567	Lattice tower	125 ft	1976	Menomonie	Menomonie Transportation, Inc.
1313071	Monopole	77 ft	2020	Boyceville	Octagon Towers, LLC
1240790	Tower	36 ft	2004	Menomonie	MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

If you have a tower lease in Dunn 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 Wisconsin with similar tower counts: Vernon County (51), Door County (50), Oneida County (49), Vilas County (48), St. Croix County (47).

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.