Cell towers in Keith County, NE

The FCC registry lists 34 constructed antenna structures in Keith County, 2% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 21 registrants; the largest, Vertical Bridge, has 6 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 34
2Tallest 805 ft
3Largest owner Vertical Bridge
4Median height (state 240 ft) 298 ft

Structures

rank 15 of 93 in NE

Most common type

Tower

47% of structures

Over 200 feet

74% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

44% built then

Who owns the towers in Keith County

21 different registrants own the 34 structures. 2 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 Keith County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 298 feet, 58 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 Paxton at 805 feet, built in 1988. More than in any other decade, 44% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Keith 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
1026637	Guyed tower	805 ft	1988	Paxton	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1259586	Other or unspecified	410 ft	2007	Paxton	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1026724	Guyed tower	404 ft	1976	Ogallala	Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC
1030325	Lattice tower	359 ft	2019	Ogallala	Sterling Tower Properties, LLC
1240287	Tower	350 ft	2003	Roscoe	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1282597	Tower	350 ft	2013	Keystone	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1246914	Tower	349 ft	2004	Ogallala	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1048075	Tower	348 ft	1988	Ogallala	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1214006	Guyed tower	338 ft	2000	Brule	American Towers LLC
1024864	Tower	320 ft	1989	Keystone	Private owner (name withheld)
1025828	Tower	314 ft	1993	Ogallala	Alltel Corporation
1290061	Guyed tower	314 ft	2009	Ogallala	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1056379	Tower	312 ft	1998	Ogallala	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1240573	Tower	310 ft	2004	Brule	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1026730	Other or unspecified	307 ft	2009	Ogallala	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1025829	Guyed tower	306 ft	1995	Lemoyne	American Towers LLC
1025629	Tower	302 ft	1992	Ogallala	NEBRASKA, STATE OF
1045567	Guyed tower	295 ft	2024	Ogallala	NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
1032156	Tower	263 ft	1989	Ogallala	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1243874	Lattice tower	262 ft	2004	Paxton	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1025428	Tower	260 ft	1975	Ogallala	Green Eagle Communications Inc.
1213767	Tower	259 ft	2000	Ogallala	American Towers LLC
1294443	Lattice tower	258 ft	2015	Brule	Alltel Corporation
1026729	Other or unspecified	257 ft	2009	Ogallala	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1026728	Other or unspecified	251 ft	2009	Ogallala	Vertical Bridge CC AM, LLC
1242820	Tower	200 ft	2004	Lemoyne	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1249062	Tower	200 ft	2005	Paxton	Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1293586	Lattice tower	199 ft	2014	Paxton	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1229850	Mast	196 ft	2001	Paxton	Alltel Corporation
1259365	Tower	150 ft	2007	Ogallala	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1334272	Monopole	125 ft	2026	Ogallala	The Towers, LLC
1312153	Monopole	105 ft	2020	Ogallala	Industrial Tower West, LLC
1295950	Lattice tower	95 ft	2015	Ogallala	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1026945	Tower	52 ft	1997	Ogalalla	Private owner (name withheld)

If you have a tower lease in Keith 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: Cherry County (39), Scotts Bluff County (37), Adams County (35), Cheyenne County (32), Kearney County (31).

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.