Cell towers in Adams County, NE

The FCC registry lists 35 constructed antenna structures in Adams County, 2% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 23 registrants; the largest, Industrial Tower and Wireless, has 6 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 35
2Tallest 767 ft
3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
4Median height (state 240 ft) 181 ft

Structures

rank 14 of 93 in NE

Most common type

Tower

43% of structures

Over 200 feet

29% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Adams County

23 different registrants own the 35 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 Adams County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 181 feet, 59 feet shorter than the Nebraska median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Hastings at 767 feet, built in 1955. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Adams 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
1033562	Tower	767 ft	1955	Hastings	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1211867	Guyed tower	392 ft	2006	Kenesaw	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1038512	Guyed tower	310 ft	1978	Hastings	NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, INC.
1260071	Lattice tower	309 ft	2008	Blue Hill	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1025618	Tower	299 ft	1960	Ayr	NEBRASKA, STATE OF
1025842	Guyed tower	264 ft	1994	Hastings	American Towers LLC
1256081	Tower	260 ft	2007	Hastings	Adams County
1259662	Lattice tower	260 ft	2007	Trumbull	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1290391	Lattice tower	255 ft	2014	Juniata	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1027204	Tower	246 ft	1979	Hastings	KHAS Broadcasting, Inc. = KICS
1248292	Tower	200 ft	2005	Hastings	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1250034	Tower	200 ft	2005	Holstein	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1258488	Tower	200 ft	2007	Hastings (Se Of)	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1292145	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Hastings	American Towers LLC
1312633	Lattice tower	199 ft	2010	Kenesaw	Industrial Tower West LLC
1062932	Tower	197 ft	1991	Grand Island	midland telecom inc
1026812	Tower	181 ft	1964	Hastings	KHAS BROADCASTING INC DBA = KHAS RADIO
1027207	Tower	181 ft	1964	Hastings	KHAS BROADCASTING INC DBA = KHAS RADIO
1247258	Tower	177 ft	2001	Hastings	Platte Valley Communications of Hastings Inc.
1297796	Monopole	170 ft	2016	Juniata	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1236472	Monopole	168 ft	2001	Hastings	American Towers LLC
1061240	Lattice tower	155 ft	1988	Hastings	BNSF Railway Co.
1331915	Lattice tower	155 ft	2026	Ayr	Industrial Tower West LLC
1279403	Tower	152 ft	2012	Hastings	City of Hastings
1311734	Lattice tower	152 ft	1999	Hastings	American Towers LLC
1065353	On a building	150 ft	1999	Hastings	NEBRASKA RADIO TELEPHONE SYSTEMS
1212588	Tower	150 ft	2000	Hastings	Wireless II, LLC
1292232	Monopole	135 ft	2014	Hastings	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1320373	Monopole	127 ft	2022	Hastings	Industrial Tower West LLC
1212589	Tower	126 ft	2000	Hastings	PLATTE VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS OF HASTINGS
1306432	Monopole	108 ft	2023	Hastings	ALLTEL Corporation
1295946	Lattice tower	105 ft	2016	Hastings	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1212587	Tower	90 ft	2000	Hastings	Wireless II, LLC
1236689	Mast	75 ft	2002	Hastings	Alltel Corporation
1286437	Monopole	39 ft	2017	Hastings	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

If you have a tower lease in Adams 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 Nebraska with similar tower counts: Hall County (42), Cherry County (39), Scotts Bluff County (37), Keith County (34), Cheyenne 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.