Nebraska / Red Willow County

#33 of 93 NE counties · 22 structures

Cell towers in Red Willow County, NE

The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Red Willow County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Industrial Tower and Wireless, has 4 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 22
  2. 2Tallest 421 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Industrial Tower and Wireless
  4. 4Median height (state 240 ft) 252 ft
Structures
22
rank 33 of 93 in NE
Most common type
Tower
45% of structures
Over 200 feet
12
55% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
50% built then

Who owns the towers in Red Willow County

15 different registrants own the 22 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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.

Industrial Tower and Wireles4SBA Communications3Array Digital Infrastructure2Armada Media Corporation2Industrial Communications & 2PINPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC1Private owners1BNSF Railway1
Constructed structures in Red Willow County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 252 feet, 12 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 Mccook at 421 feet, built in 2019. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2000s.

Tower10Lattice tower7Guyed tower4Other or unspecified1
Structures in Red Willow County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
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Structures in Red Willow 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
1233168Guyed tower421 ft2019MccookGreat Plains Cable Television, Inc.
1031491Lattice tower414 ft2007MccookARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1025330Tower405 ft2000Mc CookArmada Media Corporation
1027389Tower370 ft1984Mc CookPrivate owner (name withheld)
1258796Lattice tower370 ft2022MccookMcCook Public Power District
1254603Tower350 ft2006Cedar BuffIndustrial Tower and Wireless LLC.
1027245Guyed tower346 ft1992MccookSBA Towers IV, LLC
1027241Tower340 ft1993IndianolaPINPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC
1235584Guyed tower332 ft2003IndianolaSilver Creek Technologies Inc.
1027244Guyed tower317 ft1995MccookSBA Towers IV, LLC
1258687Lattice tower260 ft2007IndianolaARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1228277Tower245 ft2001MccookPinPoint Communications Inc.
1253078Tower200 ft2006IndianolaIndustrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1265664Tower199 ft2008BartleyAlltel Corporation
1321804Lattice tower169 ft2023MccookTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1232104Lattice tower161 ft2000MccookSBA Towers IV, LLC
1282561Other or unspecified150 ft2015BartleyIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1252996Tower148 ft2006Mccook (West)Industrial Communications & Electronics, Inc.
1288422Lattice tower148 ft2013MccookIndustrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1046436Lattice tower126 ft1988MccookBNSF Railway Co.
1271722Tower100 ft2007Mccook (North)Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1236979Tower60 ft1999MccookArmada Media Corporation

If you have a tower lease in Red Willow 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: Chase County (22), Hamilton County (22), Phelps County (22), Cedar County (21), Dawes County (21).

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.