Cell towers in Brown County, NE

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Brown County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Industrial Tower and Wireless owns 6 of them (43%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 424 ft
3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
4Median height (state 240 ft) 312 ft

Structures

rank 54 of 93 in NE

Most common type

Tower

57% of structures

Over 200 feet

79% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

36% built then

Who owns the towers in Brown County

9 different registrants own the 14 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 Brown County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 312 feet, 72 feet taller than the Nebraska median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Long Pine at 424 feet, built in 1995. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Brown 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
1031493	Guyed tower	424 ft	1995	Long Pine	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1260070	Guyed tower	399 ft	2008	Ainsworth	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1260855	Tower	350 ft	2007	Johnstown	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1322730	Guyed tower	335 ft	2023	Long Pine	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1031957	Tower	329 ft	1967	Ainsworth	KBR BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.
1256310	Tower	328 ft	2007	Ainsworth	Alltel Corporation
1025336	Tower	315 ft	1952	Ainsworth	KBR RURAL PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
1301592	Lattice tower	308 ft	2017	Johnstown	ALLTEL Corporation
1283208	Tower	270 ft	2012	Ainsworth	Nebraska Public Power District
1251715	Tower	250 ft	2006	Ainsworth	Nebraska Public Power District
1292430	Lattice tower	240 ft	2015	Ainsworth	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1313562	Lattice tower	195 ft	2015	Brewster (North Of)	Industrial Tower West LLC
1260802	Tower	150 ft	2007	Ainsworth	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1275797	Tower	80 ft	2010	Long Pine	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.

If you have a tower lease in Brown 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: Cuming County (16), Deuel County (16), Washington County (15), Burt County (14), Dixon County (14).

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.