Cell towers in Howard County, NE

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Howard County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Industrial Tower and Wireless, has 4 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 899 ft
3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
4Median height (state 240 ft) 226 ft

Structures

rank 58 of 93 in NE

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

57% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

29% built then

Who owns the towers in Howard 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 Howard County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 226 feet, 14 feet shorter than the Nebraska median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Boelus at 899 feet, built in 1982. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Howard 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
1026638	Tower	899 ft	1982	Boelus	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1205037	Tower	420 ft	1992	Farwell	Howard County of
1064301	Tower	400 ft	2004	Elba	MIDLAND TELECOM
1328670	Lattice tower	358 ft	2025	St Paul	Alltel Corporation
1025816	Tower	344 ft	1994	St. Paul	American Towers LLC
1323733	Lattice tower	308 ft	2023	Dannebrog	ALLTEL Corporation
1030326	Tower	240 ft	1951	Saint Libory	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1235218	Lattice tower	213 ft	2002	St. Paul	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1247141	Tower	200 ft	2005	St. Paul	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1260801	Tower	200 ft	2007	Cotesfield	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1308852	Monopole	134 ft	2019	Saint Libory	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1302985	Lattice tower	120 ft	2019	Boelus	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1306970	Monopole	105 ft	2020	Dannebrog	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1307406	Monopole	105 ft	2019	St. Libory	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Howard 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: Burt County (14), Dixon County (14), Harlan County (14), Thurston County (14), Boone County (13).

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.