Cell towers in Charles Mix County, SD

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Charles Mix County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Crown Castle owns 3 of them (30%), 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 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 10
2Tallest 404 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 285 ft) 212 ft

Structures

rank 40 of 66 in SD

Most common type

Guyed tower

70% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Charles Mix County

7 different registrants own the 10 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 Charles Mix County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 212 feet, 73 feet shorter than the South Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Wagner at 404 feet, built in 2022. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Charles Mix 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
1316324	Guyed tower	404 ft	2022	Wagner	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1315125	Lattice tower	308 ft	2020	Wagner	Harmoni Towers, LLC
1248558	Guyed tower	305 ft	2010	Lake Andes	CCATT LLC
1057546	Guyed tower	257 ft	2015	Lake Andes	Western Area Power Administration
1298555	Lattice tower	224 ft	2017	Platte	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1235841	Guyed tower	200 ft	2003	Wagner	SBA Towers III LLC
1058947	Guyed tower	199 ft	1999	Lake Andes	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1050671	Tower	195 ft	2010	Pickstown	CCATT LLC
1214114	Guyed tower	187 ft	2018	Platte	CCATT LLC
1289679	Guyed tower	180 ft	2005	Pickstown	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

If you have a tower lease in Charles Mix 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 South Dakota with similar tower counts: Roberts County (11), Spink County (11), Tripp County (11), Day County (10), Perkins County (10).

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.