Missouri / McDonald County

#54 of 115 MO counties · 32 structures

Cell towers in McDonald County, MO

The FCC registry lists 32 constructed antenna structures in McDonald County, 1% of Missouri's 4,527. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 7 (22%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 13 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 32
  2. 2Tallest 376 ft
  3. 3Largest owner American Tower
  4. 4Median height (state 258 ft) 310 ft
Structures
32
rank 54 of 115 in MO
Most common type
Tower
38% of structures
Over 200 feet
28
88% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
41% built then

Who owns the towers in McDonald County

21 different registrants own the 32 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.

American Tower7SBA Communications4VB BTS III, LLC3Alltel2Crown Castle2LMB Communications LLC2Tillman Infrastructure2KERM, Inc.1
Constructed structures in McDonald County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 310 feet, 52 feet taller than the Missouri median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Pineville at 376 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 41% were built in the 2000s.

Tower12Lattice tower12Guyed tower7Monopole1
Structures in McDonald County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11970s41990s132000s82010s62020s
Structures in McDonald 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1060002Guyed tower376 ft1999PinevilleARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1253708Guyed tower349 ft2006Southwest CitySBA Towers IX, LLC
1245676Tower340 ft2005AndersonSBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1296259Lattice tower340 ft2019NoelLMB Communications LLC
1311954Lattice tower340 ft2020PinevilleAlltel Communications, LLC
1217684Lattice tower338 ft2000GoodmanAmerican Towers LLC
1318862Guyed tower333 ft2025StellaTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1263707Lattice tower330 ft2008NoelLMB Communications LLC
1317912Lattice tower325 ft2021AndersonVERTICAL BRIDGE TOWERS V, LLC
1251893Tower320 ft2006GoodmanCrown Communication LLC
1312097Guyed tower320 ft2020AndersonMc Donald County 911
1003385Tower315 ft1990Southwest CityKERM, Inc.
1301573Lattice tower315 ft2017LongviewVB BTS III, LLC
1276869Lattice tower311 ft2011LanaganSBA Towers V, LLC
1004240Guyed tower310 ft2003AndersonAmerican Towers LLC
1248860Tower310 ft2005PinevilleCrown Communication LLC
1301574Lattice tower310 ft2017Southwest CityVB BTS III, LLC
1301575Lattice tower310 ft2017Tiff CityVB-S1 Assets, LLC
1301712Lattice tower310 ft2017PinevilleVB BTS III, LLC
1007509Guyed tower296 ft1994PinevilleSBA Steel LLC
1010827Tower278 ft1996AndersonUS BROADCAST GROUP LLC DBA = KSNF TV 16
1254111Tower260 ft2007GoodmanCellco Partnership
1262788Tower260 ft2008PinvilleMc Donald County 911-Chairman
1290417Guyed tower260 ft2014PinevilleAmerican Towers LLC
1244970Tower258 ft2005AndersonAlltel Corporation
1227476Lattice tower256 ft2000PinevilleAmerican Towers LLC
1318266Lattice tower256 ft2021PinevilleTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1008146Tower243 ft1979LanaganSQF, LLC
1229435Tower199 ft2000GoodmanAmerican Towers LLC
1278368Tower199 ft2011JaneAmerican Towers LLC
1311209Monopole199 ft2020AndersonStratCap Wireless Group
1229437Tower198 ft2000AndersonAmerican Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in McDonald 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 Missouri with similar tower counts: Crawford County (34), Ste. Genevieve County (34), Henry County (32), Perry County (32), Vernon County (32).

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.