Cell towers in Custer County, MT

The FCC registry lists 17 constructed antenna structures in Custer County, 2% of Montana's 1,057. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 17
2Tallest 628 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 150 ft) 256 ft

Structures

rank 20 of 56 in MT

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

53% of structures

Peak build decade

1980s

24% built then

Who owns the towers in Custer County

13 different registrants own the 17 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.

Constructed structures in Custer County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 256 feet, 106 feet taller than the Montana median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Miles City at 628 feet, built in 1984. More than in any other decade, 24% were built in the 1980s.

Structures in Custer County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Custer 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.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1000160	Tower	628 ft	1984	Miles City	P&A Media LLC
1307914	Guyed tower	356 ft	2019	Miles City	Skyway Towers, LLC
1219692	Tower	345 ft	2001	Miles City	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1219703	Tower	345 ft	2001	Miles City	D&D Telecommunications Properties, LLC
1003820	Guyed tower	312 ft	1990	Miles City	American Towers LLC
1000394	Other or unspecified	289 ft	1985	Miles City	STAR PRINTING COMPANY DBA = KATL RADIO
1000395	Other or unspecified	289 ft	1985	Miles City	STAR PRINTINC COMPANY DBA = KATL RADIO
1259373	Tower	270 ft	2007	Volborg	Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1308237	Lattice tower	256 ft	2020	Knowlton	Skyway Towers, LLC
1290262	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Miles City	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1327335	Guyed tower	199 ft	2017	Volborg	Skyway Towers, LLC
1055020	Tower	163 ft	1998	Locate	Gold Creek Cellular of Montana Limited Partnership
1312814	Monopole	107 ft	2020	Miles City	American Towers LLC
1213896	Mast	100 ft	2000	Miles City	Nexstar Media Inc.
1002859	Tower	94 ft	1987	Miles City	KYUS BROADCAST CORPORATION DBA = KYUS TV CHANNEL 3
1005807	Guyed tower	75 ft	1993	Miles City	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1003941	Pole	50 ft	1993	Miles City	Exelis Inc

If you have a tower lease in Custer 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 Montana with similar tower counts: Blaine County (21), Phillips County (21), Jefferson County (20), Hill County (17), Ravalli County (16).

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.