Cell towers in Burt County, NE

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Burt County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 3 (21%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 349 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 240 ft) 311 ft

Structures

rank 55 of 93 in NE

Most common type

Guyed tower

36% of structures

Over 200 feet

64% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Burt County

11 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 Burt County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 311 feet, 71 feet taller than the Nebraska median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Tekamah at 349 feet, built in 2002. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Burt 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
1031903	Tower	349 ft	2002	Tekamah	TRI-STATE COMMUNICATIONS
1038179	Guyed tower	345 ft	1973	Lyons	SBA Structures, LLC
1290525	Lattice tower	335 ft	2014	Lyons	American Towers LLC
1030323	Other or unspecified	322 ft	1969	Lyons	Big Bertha, LLC
1038521	Guyed tower	320 ft	2016	Craig	NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
1258285	Guyed tower	320 ft	2008	Oakland	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1025733	Guyed tower	314 ft	1995	Tekamah	American Towers LLC
1257435	Lattice tower	308 ft	2007	Decatur	Alltel Corporation
1026179	Guyed tower	270 ft	2019	Tekamah	BURT COUNTY PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
1234659	Tower	200 ft	2001	Tekamah	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1282603	Lattice tower	200 ft	2012	Lyons	TV6 Holdings LLC
1255888	Tower	186 ft	2007	Oakland	Alltel Corporation
1250944	Water tank	140 ft	2003	Tekamah	Tekamah, City of
1249011	Pole	98 ft	2005	Tekamah	Alltel Corporation

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