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South Dakota Expansion

RTN is currently working on a signal expansion into Eastern and Central South Dakota. The areas served will include Huron, Miller and Highmore SD. This project will add another 3 million acres of coverage with the addition of 12 new tower locations. Progress to this point, is still in the planning, land leasing and permitting […]

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Kub Tower Operational

The Kub tower has been restored and is fully operational again. The destroyed tower was removed from the foundation and a new tower was erected at the existing location. This completes the restoration of the Walcott, ND area tower that was destroyed in a windstorm.  RTN utilized a portable tower at this location during the […]

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Tornado Damage at the Kub Tower

The storm that blew through Memorial Day evening destroyed the Kub Tower located in the Walcott area.  The towers are engineered to sustain 70mph winds with gusts to 90mph at full equipment loading.  Whether this was a tornado or straight line winds, the condition of the tower is unrepairable.  However, the location will be fixed as […]

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Spring 2011 Construction Progress

May 31st : All new tower locations are operational.  Rural Tower Network now serves customers from 71 tower locations. April 13th : All towers have been erected and the electrician is working on power requirements for the sites.  Once site conditions improve, dirt work and landscaping will be completed.  I’ll update this post when the sites are […]

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RTN Continues Spring Construction Plans

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Erskine, Oklee Tower Construction Progress

As of Jan.4th, 2011 RTN has completed the erection portion of the construction process at the Erskine and Oklee, MN tower sites. Electrical and component work will follow.

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Northern Valley Expansion

RTN has begun preparations for the expansion of coverage area in the northeastern Red River Valley. Two towers will be constructed in the Erskine, MN and Oklee, MN areas.   Also, planning for a Buxton,ND tower has started.   The addition of these 3 new sites will bring Rural Tower Network’s RTK signal coverage to 67 locations.

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RTN Utilizes Portable Tower

Recently Rural Tower Network purchased a portable tower.  This 105 ft tower can be deployed at locations in hours.  This allows us to run tests at future sites as well as serve as an emergency backup.

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Construction Update

Rural Tower Network has now completed construction at the Angus,MN and Dumont, MN tower sites.  As of Sept. 22nd the towers have been erected and the electrical work has been completed.  Rural Tower Network now has 64 tower locations serving RTK customers in the 3 state region.

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Two New Tower Locations

Rural Tower Network announces the addition of two new tower locations. Angus, MN Dumont, MN

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