Nebraska / Hamilton County

#31 of 93 NE counties · 22 structures

Cell towers in Hamilton County, NE

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Hamilton County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, GI Family Radio Entertainment, L.L.C., has 4 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 22
  2. 2Tallest 1238 ft
  3. 3Largest owner GI Family Radio Entertainment, L.L.C.
  4. 4Median height (state 240 ft) 228 ft
Structures
22
rank 31 of 93 in NE
Most common type
Tower
32% of structures
Over 200 feet
15
68% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
27% built then

Who owns the towers in Hamilton County

15 different registrants own the 22 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.

GI Family Radio Entertainmen4American Tower3Industrial Tower and Wireles3Array Digital Infrastructure2PLATTE VALLEY COMM OF GRAND 1Hamilton Telephone Company1JRK BROADCASTING, L.P.1NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOM1
Constructed structures in Hamilton County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 228 feet, 12 feet shorter than the Nebraska median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Giltner at 1238 feet, built in 1968. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 2000s.

Tower7Lattice tower7Other or unspecified4Guyed tower2Monopole1Pole1
Structures in Hamilton County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
31950s21960s31980s21990s62000s52010s12020s
Structures in Hamilton 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1029925Guyed tower1238 ft1968GiltnerNEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION COMMISSION
1001826Other or unspecified416 ft1995AuroraARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1227112Lattice tower360 ft2008AuroraAmerican Towers LLC
1026373Tower354 ft1989Monroe TownshipJRK BROADCASTING, L.P.
1025318Tower350 ft1967GiltnerPLATTE VALLEY COMM OF GRAND ISLAND INC
1055994Tower305 ft1985AuroraGI Family Radio Entertainment, L.L.C.
1046540Guyed tower284 ft1996AuroraBNSF Railway Co.
1026046Tower280 ft1985AuroraHamilton Telephone Company
1214458Tower255 ft2000AuroraAmerican Towers LLC
1214874Lattice tower255 ft2000AuroraAmerican Towers LLC
1276773Tower240 ft2011HendersonSBA Towers IV, LLC
1040742Other or unspecified215 ft1953Grand IslandGI Family Radio Entertainment, L.L.C.
1040743Other or unspecified215 ft1953Grand IslandGI Family Radio Entertainment, L.L.C.
1040744Other or unspecified215 ft1953Grand IslandGI Family Radio Entertainment, L.L.C.
1320393Lattice tower202 ft2022StockhamIndustrial Tower West LLC
1248291Tower200 ft2005GiltnerIndustrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1298119Lattice tower195 ft2017HamptonHorvath Towers V, LLC
1288525Pole162 ft2014AuroraAlltel Corporation
1265114Monopole160 ft2008AuroraARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1240546Lattice tower157 ft2003AuroraIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1302105Lattice tower130 ft2018MarquetteIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1313174Lattice tower74 ft2019AuroraNEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT

If you have a tower lease in Hamilton 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: Dakota County (24), Butler County (23), Chase County (22), Phelps County (22), Red Willow County (22).

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.