Nebraska / Platte County

#6 of 93 NE counties · 47 structures

Cell towers in Platte County, NE

The FCC registry lists 47 constructed antenna structures in Platte County, 2% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 31 registrants; the largest, Industrial Tower and Wireless, has 7 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 9 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 47
  2. 2Tallest 1855 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
  4. 4Median height (state 240 ft) 199 ft
Structures
47
rank 6 of 93 in NE
Most common type
Tower
49% of structures
Over 200 feet
18
38% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
36% built then

Who owns the towers in Platte County

31 different registrants own the 47 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 Tower and Wireles7American Tower4Array Digital Infrastructure4SBA Communications3Alltel3Vertical Bridge2PLATTE, COUNTY OF2Loup River Public Power Dist2
Constructed structures in Platte County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 199 feet, 41 feet shorter than the Nebraska median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Genoa at 1855 feet, built in 2022. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.

Tower23Lattice tower11Monopole4Guyed tower3Pole3Other or unspecified3
Structures in Platte County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11950s11960s51970s31980s41990s172000s92010s72020s
Structures in Platte 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
1023297Guyed tower1855 ft2022GenoaNebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission
1025555Tower400 ft1978ColumbusSkybeam Acquisition Corporation
1245244Tower347 ft2005HumphreySBA Towers II, LLC
1041791Tower344 ft1972MonroeGray Local Media, Inc.
1320403Guyed tower335 ft2022TarnovPI Towers Development, LLC
1026738Tower329 ft1962ColumbusVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1026810Tower322 ft1950ColumbusPLATTE, COUNTY OF
1325740Lattice tower314 ft2025HumphreyTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1025554Guyed tower311 ft1990ColumbusSBA Towers II LLC
1261424Other or unspecified310 ft2008LindsyARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1310884Lattice tower308 ft2020DuncanALLTEL Corporation
1240021Other or unspecified305 ft2004LindsayTowerCo 2013 LLC
1027305Tower299 ft1987ColumbusLOUP PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
1026214Tower286 ft1994HumphreyAmerican Towers LLC
1040699Lattice tower284 ft2023ColumbusPLATTE, COUNTY OF
1031954Tower273 ft1977ColumbusVertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1266901Lattice tower260 ft2009LeighARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1038519Tower244 ft1980HumphreyState of Nebraska Office of the CIO
1229620Tower200 ft2005ColumbusCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1260608Tower200 ft2007HumphreyIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1261316Tower200 ft2008Platte CenterIndustrial Tower and Wireles, LLC.
1263181Lattice tower200 ft2008Platte CenterARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1269173Tower200 ft2009LindsayIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1229870Tower199 ft2001HumphreyTrinity Wireless Towers
1229872Tower199 ft2004Platte CenterCrown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1027393Lattice tower194 ft1996ColumbusAmerican Towers LLC
1297756Monopole188 ft2016ColumbusSBA Towers IX, LLC
1025557Tower166 ft1972ColumbusNIEDFELDT TOWERS INC
1292352Lattice tower155 ft2014ColumbusHorvath Towers III, LLC
1202709Lattice tower153 ft1980ColumbusEIP Holdings II, LLC
1248251Pole149 ft2005ColumbusAlltel Corporation
1261266Tower147 ft2007Columbus (Sw)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC.
1279619Tower142 ft2011Columbus (Nw)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1290775Monopole139 ft2014ColumbusAmerican Towers LLC
1236223Monopole131 ft2002ColumbusAmerican Towers LLC
1281605Other or unspecified130 ft2012HumphreyARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1217561Tower128 ft2000ColumbusLoup River Public Power District
1038506Lattice tower123 ft2026ColumbusNEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
1282573Tower120 ft2012Columbus (Se)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1038507Tower100 ft1978ColumbusNEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, INC.
1240547Lattice tower100 ft2012ColumbusUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1321045Lattice tower100 ft2021ColumbusCity of Columbus, Nebraska
1264457Tower90 ft2008Columbus (Ne)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1299404Pole85 ft2017ColumbusAlltel Corporation
1240734Tower75 ft2004ColumbusAlpha Media of Columbus Inc.
1311469Monopole75 ft2019ColumbusCity of Columbus, Nebraska
1204028Pole60 ft1999ColumbusLoup River Public Power District

If you have a tower lease in Platte 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: Sarpy County (78), Lincoln County (56), Dawson County (49), Custer County (46), Dodge County (44).

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.