Nebraska / Madison County

#18 of 93 NE counties · 30 structures

Cell towers in Madison County, NE

The FCC registry lists 30 constructed antenna structures in Madison County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc., has 5 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 30
  2. 2Tallest 884 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
  4. 4Median height (state 240 ft) 200 ft
Structures
30
rank 18 of 93 in NE
Most common type
Tower
57% of structures
Over 200 feet
14
47% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
60% built then

Who owns the towers in Madison County

20 different registrants own the 30 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.

Industrial Communications & 5Industrial Tower and Wireles5Array Digital Infrastructure4Alltel3BEACON INVESTMENTS INC1Tommark Properties1ELKHORN RURAL PUBLIC POWER D1WJAG INC DBA = KEXL FM1
Constructed structures in Madison County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, 40 feet shorter than the Nebraska median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a structure near Battle Creek at 884 feet, built in 2009. Most 60% were built in the 2000s.

Tower17Lattice tower5Monopole4Other or unspecified2Guyed tower1Water tank1
Structures in Madison County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
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Structures in Madison 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
1025406Other or unspecified884 ft2009Battle CreekWJAG INC DBA = KEXL FM
1026537Tower503 ft1979Battle CreekRed Beacon Communications, LLC
1063233Tower500 ft2000Newman GroveFLOOD COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. DBA = RADIO STATION KUSO
1002672Guyed tower498 ft2007MadisonARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1025378Tower470 ft1994TildenELKHORN RURAL PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
1026519Tower407 ft1964NorfolkTommark Properties
1291532Lattice tower335 ft2014Meadow GroveAmerican Towers LLC
1259179Tower308 ft2007Battle CreekAlltel Corporation
1025611Tower276 ft1950NorfolkBEACON INVESTMENTS INC
1025407Tower270 ft1947NorfolkWJAG INC DBA = WJAG AM
1303041Lattice tower242 ft2018NorfolkALLTEL Corporation
1248394Tower220 ft2005NorfolkIndustrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1243523Tower215 ft2005Newman GroveIndustrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1255275Other or unspecified210 ft2006Battle CreekARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1248401Tower200 ft2005MadisonIndustrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1254092Tower200 ft2006TildenIndustrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1254104Tower200 ft2006Battle CreekIndustrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1261206Tower200 ft2007Norfolk (Northeast)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1268074Tower200 ft2009Norfolk (North)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1232708Tower199 ft2004MadisonCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1313675Lattice tower199 ft2020NorfolkCITY OF NORFOLK
1292645Monopole198 ft2015NorfolkAlltel Corporation
1335034Monopole165 ft2000NorfolkEZ Communications, LLC.
1259415Monopole160 ft2007NorfolkARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1238341Monopole154 ft2003NorfolkARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1311455Lattice tower150 ft2023Meadow GroveIndustrial Tower West LLC
1270147Tower125 ft2008Norfolk (Downtown)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1265109Tower120 ft2010Norfolk (South)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1314327Lattice tower100 ft1980Battle CreekCTI Towers Assets II, LLC
1235713Water tank95 ft2001NorfolkWireless II, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Madison 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: Keith County (34), Cheyenne County (32), Kearney County (31), Seward County (30), Cass County (29).

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.