Cell towers in Thurston County, NE

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Thurston County, 1% of Nebraska's 2,068. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, SBA Communications, has 2 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 240 ft) 284 ft

Structures

rank 59 of 93 in NE

Most common type

Tower

43% of structures

Over 200 feet

64% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

43% built then

Who owns the towers in Thurston County

11 different registrants own the 14 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 Thurston County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 284 feet, 44 feet taller than the Nebraska median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Macy at 499 feet, built in 1999. More than in any other decade, 43% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Thurston 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
1200141	Tower	499 ft	1999	Macy	Powell Broadcasting Company, L.L.C.
1256253	Guyed tower	410 ft	2006	Pender	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1035630	Tower	344 ft	1998	Pender	American Towers LLC
1295557	Guyed tower	320 ft	2015	Winnebago	Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
1278427	Tower	310 ft	2011	Walthill	TV6 Holdings LLC
1252865	Guyed tower	305 ft	2006	Winnebago	SBA Towers III LLC
1025620	Tower	285 ft	1983	Winnebago	NEBRASKA, STATE OF
1320457	Guyed tower	284 ft	2021	Thurston	Parallel Infrastructure III, LCC
1300417	Lattice tower	258 ft	2018	Macy	ALLTEL Corporation
1282621	Lattice tower	200 ft	2012	Thurston	TV6 Holdings, LLC
1279815	Lattice tower	199 ft	2011	Walthill	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1256298	Tower	187 ft	2007	Emerson	SBA Towers III LLC
1281298	Monopole	150 ft	2012	Pender	TV6 Holdings LLC
1254982	Tower	116 ft	2006	Pender	THURSTON, COUNTY OF

If you have a tower lease in Thurston 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: Dixon County (14), Harlan County (14), Howard County (14), Boone County (13), Grant 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.