Cell towers in Custer County, NE

The FCC registry lists 46 constructed antenna structures in Custer County, 2% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 18 registrants; the largest, Industrial Tower and Wireless, has 13 (28%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 46
2Tallest 753 ft
3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
4Median height (state 240 ft) 303 ft

Structures

rank 7 of 93 in NE

Most common type

Tower

39% of structures

Over 200 feet

63% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

39% built then

Who owns the towers in Custer County

18 different registrants own the 46 structures. 3 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. 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 303 feet, 63 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 Comstock at 753 feet, built in 2014. More than in any other decade, 39% were built in the 2000s.

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
1287521	Guyed tower	753 ft	2014	Comstock	MJ Leasing, LLC
1325422	Guyed tower	449 ft	2023	Anselmo	Great Plains Towers, LLC
1025468	Tower	419 ft	1969	Broken Bow	CUSTER PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
1031496	Guyed tower	414 ft	2007	Broken Bow	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1258270	Lattice tower	410 ft	2007	Anslely	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1056727	Guyed tower	400 ft	2019	Sargent	State Of Nebraska, Office of the Chief Information Officer
1203816	Tower	351 ft	1990	Merna	CUSTER, COUNTY OF
1272618	Tower	350 ft	2010	Arnold (South)	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1284350	Other or unspecified	350 ft	2014	Oconto	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1025813	Guyed tower	344 ft	1996	Broken Bow	American Towers LLC
1223486	Tower	340 ft	2004	Sargent	Private owner (name withheld)
1323680	Guyed tower	334 ft	2023	Berwyn	Industrial Tower West LLC
1026158	Tower	328 ft	1978	Comstock	Private owner (name withheld)
1247094	Guyed tower	320 ft	2005	Arnold	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1272312	Tower	320 ft	2010	Oconto	CUSTER, COUNTY OF
1258282	Lattice tower	310 ft	2007	Anselmo	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1271554	Lattice tower	310 ft	2010	Arnold	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1278512	Other or unspecified	310 ft	2011	Oconto	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1326109	Guyed tower	310 ft	2024	Mason City	Horvath Towers VI, LLC
1244592	Tower	308 ft	2004	Arnold	Alltel Corporation
1259822	Tower	308 ft	2008	Oconto	Alltel Corporation
1025467	Guyed tower	305 ft	2025	Broken Bow	Custer Public Power District
1239561	Lattice tower	305 ft	2003	Sargent	Alltel Corporation
1292659	Guyed tower	301 ft	2014	Broken Bow	Great Plains Communications, Inc.
1203818	Tower	299 ft	1990	Ansley	CUSTER, COUNTY OF
1026645	Tower	297 ft	1971	Merna	Private owner (name withheld)
1239493	Tower	261 ft	2003	Callaway	Alltel Corporation
1272895	Other or unspecified	260 ft	2010	Callaway	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1323790	Lattice tower	258 ft	2023	Broken Bow	ALLTEL Corporation
1258511	Tower	200 ft	2007	Dry Valley(Weissert)	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1258514	Guyed tower	200 ft	2007	Ansley	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1258516	Tower	200 ft	2007	Comstock	Industrial Wireless Technologies, Inc.
1259043	Tower	200 ft	2007	Merna	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1259045	Tower	200 ft	2007	Anselmo	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1259141	Tower	200 ft	2007	Broken Bow	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1284344	Other or unspecified	200 ft	2014	Callaway	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1255622	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2006	Sargent	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1326124	Guyed tower	195 ft	2014	Anselmo	Custer Public Power District
1260917	Lattice tower	160 ft	2008	Broken Bow	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1302290	Lattice tower	160 ft	2018	Anselmo	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1204778	Tower	141 ft	1999	Broken Bow	CUSTER, COUNTY OF
1326123	Lattice tower	140 ft	2020	Ansley	Custer Public Power District
1300843	Lattice tower	130 ft	2017	Sargent	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1245086	Tower	110 ft	2004	Broken Bow	Custer Public Power District
1320676	Monopole	107 ft	2024	Broken Bow	Industrial Tower West LLC
1222386	On a building	78 ft	1977	Broken Bow	Paulsen 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 Nebraska with similar tower counts: Lincoln County (56), Dawson County (49), Platte County (47), Dodge County (44), Holt County (44).

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.