Cell towers in Appleton, Minnesota
The FCC register lists 9 antenna structures in and around Appleton. That is the 65th highest count of any place in Minnesota.
Overview
9 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in Appleton, MN.
Density works out to 4.76 registered structures per square mile of land area.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 135 m (442 ft) and half are shorter.
The mix here is 3 lattice towers, 1 guyed mast — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1966, the newest in 2025 — 59 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 4 | 44% |
| Lattice tower | 3 | 33% |
| Mast | 1 | 11% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 11% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| State of Mn Mndot Aeronautics Government | 2 | 22% |
| Bnsf Railway CO. Railroad | 2 | 22% |
| Appleton Tower LLC Tower company | 1 | 11% |
| West Central Minnesota Educational Television Company, INC. Broadcaster | 1 | 11% |
| West Central Educational Television Corporation Broadcaster | 1 | 11% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391 m (1,283 ft) | Tower | 1983 | Appleton Tower LLC | 597291 |
| 152 m (500 ft) | Tower | 2014 | Federated Telephone Cooperative | 2618004 |
| 152 m (499 ft) | Tower | 1966 | West Central Mn Educ TV CO INC | 109138 |
| 135 m (442 ft) | Guyed tower | 2014 | West Central Minnesota Educational Television Company, INC. | 2689368 |
| 135 m (442 ft) | Tower | 1966 | West Central Educational Television Corporation | 597354 |
| 42 m (139 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2691297 |
| 23 m (75 ft) | Mast | 2002 | Bnsf Railway CO. | 2635516 |
| 11 m (37 ft) | Lattice tower | 2015 | State of Mn Mndot Aeronautics | 2697076 |
| 11 m (37 ft) | Lattice tower | 2025 | State of Mn Mndot Aeronautics | 2730552 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 2 | 22% |
| 1980s | 1 | 11% |
| 2000s | 1 | 11% |
| 2010s | 4 | 44% |
| 2020s | 1 | 11% |
Nearby places
- Madison 8
- Ortonville 5
- Benson 8
- Montevideo 10
- Morris 10
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.