Cell towers in Nuckolls County, NE

The FCC registry lists 13 constructed antenna structures in Nuckolls County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Industrial Tower and Wireless owns 4 of them (31%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 13
2Tallest 496 ft
3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
4Median height (state 240 ft) 308 ft

Structures

rank 62 of 93 in NE

Most common type

Tower

54% of structures

Over 200 feet

69% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

46% built then

Who owns the towers in Nuckolls County

9 different registrants own the 13 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 Nuckolls County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 308 feet, 68 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 Nelson at 496 feet, built in 2000. More than in any other decade, 46% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Nuckolls 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
1210539	Guyed tower	496 ft	2000	Nelson	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1330666	Lattice tower	354 ft	2025	Edgar	ALLTEL Corporation
1277493	Tower	350 ft	2011	Nelson	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1025841	Guyed tower	344 ft	1994	Edgar	American Towers LLC
1283513	Tower	325 ft	2013	Superior	CK Broadcasting, Inc.
1064348	Tower	322 ft	1963	Hardy	CLI Towers Inc.
1256373	Tower	308 ft	2007	Nelson	Alltel Corporation
1273218	Tower	275 ft	2010	Superior	Nebraska Public Power District
1316070	Lattice tower	259 ft	2020	Lawrence	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1312634	Lattice tower	199 ft	2017	Lawrence	Industrial Tower West LLC
1301032	Lattice tower	190 ft	2018	Ruskin	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1028227	Tower	164 ft	1998	Superior	Alltel Corporation
1284348	Tower	150 ft	2012	Superior	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC

If you have a tower lease in Nuckolls 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: Thurston County (14), Boone County (13), Grant County (13), Pawnee County (13), Sherman 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.