Cell towers in Austin, Minnesota
The FCC register lists 14 antenna structures in and around Austin. That is the 28th highest count of any place in Minnesota.
Overview
Austin, MN has 14 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 28th largest count among the 698 places in Minnesota that have any.
The 14 structures here sit at 1.04 per square mile of land.
The tallest structure on the register here is 96 m (315 ft) above ground level.
By structure type the register shows 1 monopole and 2 lattice towers.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1948, the newest in 2025 — 77 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 6 | 43% |
| Tower array | 4 | 29% |
| Lattice tower | 2 | 14% |
| Monopole | 1 | 7% |
| Mast | 1 | 7% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Hometown Broadcasting of Austin, INC. Broadcaster | 4 | 29% |
| State of Mn Mndot Aeronautics Government | 2 | 14% |
| American Towers LLC Tower company | 2 | 14% |
| Austin, City of Utilities Government | 1 | 7% |
| Kaal-tv, LLC Other | 1 | 7% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 m (315 ft) | Tower | 2001 | Alltel Corporation | 2618175 |
| 94 m (308 ft) | Tower | 2000 | American Towers LLC | 102316 |
| 75 m (246 ft) | Tower array | 1948 | Hometown Broadcasting of Austin, INC. | 125551 |
| 75 m (246 ft) | Tower array | 1948 | Hometown Broadcasting of Austin, INC. | 125552 |
| 75 m (246 ft) | Tower array | 1948 | Hometown Broadcasting of Austin, INC. | 125554 |
| 75 m (246 ft) | Tower array | 1948 | Hometown Broadcasting of Austin, INC. | 2663681 |
| 68 m (222 ft) | Mast | 1989 | Ksmq Public Service Media, INC. | 2618740 |
| 56 m (184 ft) | Tower | 2001 | American Towers LLC | 2620261 |
| 50 m (164 ft) | Tower | 2002 | T-mobile USA Tower LLC | 2635131 |
| 23 m (75 ft) | Tower | 1975 | Kaal-tv, LLC | 101588 |
| 21 m (69 ft) | Lattice tower | 2017 | Austin, City of Utilities | 2701233 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Tower | 2007 | State of Mn Mndot Aeronautics | 2653771 |
| 11 m (37 ft) | Lattice tower | 2025 | State of Mn Mndot Aeronautics | 2731883 |
| 8.2 m (27 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | Alltel Communications, LLC | 2709944 |
When they were registered
| 1940s | 4 | 29% |
| 1970s | 1 | 7% |
| 1980s | 1 | 7% |
| 2000s | 5 | 36% |
| 2010s | 1 | 7% |
| 2020s | 2 | 14% |
Nearby places
- Hayward 5
- Albert Lea 13
- Dodge Center 5
- Owatonna 14
- Rochester 27
About this data
Counts here are computed from the FCC's registered structure file, dated 2026-08-23. If a mast near you is missing, the usual reason is that it sits below the 200-foot registration threshold.
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.