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Cell towers in Carroll, Iowa

The FCC register lists 14 antenna structures in and around Carroll. That is the 35th highest count of any place in Iowa.

Registered structures
14
Median height
70 m (229 ft)
−11.7% vs state median
Tallest
135 m (443 ft)
Per 100k residents
138.8
population 10,085 (2025)

Overview

Carroll, IA has 14 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 35th largest count among the 768 places in Iowa that have any.

That works out to 138.8 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 10,085.

At a median of 70 m (229 ft), structures here run 11.7% shorter than the Iowa median of 79 m (259 ft).

By structure type the register shows 2 monopoles and 2 lattice towers, plus 1 guyed mast.

The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1949.

Structure types

Tower 8
57%
Monopole 2
14%
Lattice tower 2
14%
Not specified 1
7%
Guyed tower 1
7%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Iowa Rsa No. 9 Limited Partnership Other 2
14%
Commnet Cellular INC. Other 2
14%
Collison, Mary Dba = Carroll Broadcasting Company Kcim Broadcaster 1
7%
Collison, Mary Dba = Carroll Broadcasting Company Kkrl Broadcaster 1
7%
Iowa, State of Iowa Department of Transportation Government 1
7%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
135 m (443 ft) Not specified 1991 Iowa Rsa No. 9 Limited Partnership 120356
127 m (415 ft) Tower 2005 Commnet Cellular INC. 120504
122 m (399 ft) Lattice tower 2017 Iowa State Of 2702134
114 m (373 ft) Guyed tower 2013 Pinnacle Towers LLC 617955
96 m (315 ft) Tower 1967 Collison, Mary Dba = Carroll Broadcasting Company Kkrl 123785
81 m (265 ft) Tower 2005 Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC 2624658
78 m (257 ft) Tower 1995 Subcarrier Communications, INC. 100422
61 m (200 ft) Tower 1949 Collison, Mary Dba = Carroll Broadcasting Company Kcim 123786
60 m (198 ft) Tower 1985 Midamerican Energy Company 2612105
59 m (195 ft) Tower 2008 Sba Steel LLC 2664745
52 m (170 ft) Monopole 2012 Commnet Cellular INC. 2685029
50 m (165 ft) Lattice tower 1999 Iowa Rsa No. 9 Limited Partnership 2643648
20 m (65 ft) Monopole 2018 Union Pacific Railroad Company 2704850
9.1 m (30 ft) Tower 1992 Iowa, State of Iowa Department of Transportation 2599811

When they were registered

1940s 1
7%
1960s 1
7%
1980s 1
7%
1990s 4
29%
2000s 3
21%
2010s 4
29%

Nearby places

About this data

Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.

The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.

"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.