South Dakota / Davison County

#10 of 66 SD counties · 20 structures

Cell towers in Davison County, SD

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Davison County, 2% of South Dakota's 949. CommNet Cellular Inc. owns 6 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 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 20
  2. 2Tallest 700 ft
  3. 3Largest owner CommNet Cellular Inc.
  4. 4Median height (state 285 ft) 248 ft
Structures
20
rank 10 of 66 in SD
Most common type
Guyed tower
30% of structures
Over 200 feet
10
50% of structures
Peak build decade
2010s
40% built then

Who owns the towers in Davison County

13 different registrants own the 20 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.

CommNet Cellular Inc.6Crown Castle2Nedved Media, LLC2MITCHELL BROADCASTING LTD D1K2 Towers1VCY America, Inc.1DAKOTA LEASING FOR TELECOMMU1Saga Communications of South1
Constructed structures in Davison County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 248 feet, 37 feet shorter than the South Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Mt. Vernon at 700 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2010s.

Guyed tower6Tower6Monopole3Pole2Other or unspecified1Water tank1Lattice tower1
Structures in Davison County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
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Structures in Davison 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
1227499Tower700 ft2001Mt. VernonSaga Communications of South Dakota, LLC
1042788Tower568 ft1964MitchellMITCHELL BROADCASTING LTD DBA = RADIO STATION KMIT
1042188Tower416 ft1980MitchellNedved Media, LLC
1050670Guyed tower400 ft2010MitchellCCATT LLC
1297597Guyed tower400 ft2015MitchellNedved Media, LLC
1219063Guyed tower349 ft2023MitchellDAKOTA LEASING FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS I LLC
1048746Tower343 ft1998MitchellK2 Towers III, LLC
1318580Guyed tower333 ft2022EthanTillman Infrastructure, LLC
1205757Guyed tower310 ft2007MitchellVCY America, Inc.
1320080Guyed tower305 ft2021MitchellCommNet Cellular Inc.
1313618Lattice tower190 ft2015MitchellSantel Communications Cooperative, Inc.
1229327Other or unspecified178 ft2001MitchellAmerican Towers LLC
1285065Monopole159 ft2013MitchellCommNet Cellular Inc.
1280372Water tank138 ft2011MitchellMITCHELL, CITY OF
1254060Pole111 ft2010MitchellCCATT LLC
1331115Monopole110 ft2025MitchellThe Towers, LLC
1278865Tower109 ft2011MitchellCommNet Cellular Inc.
1279017Tower109 ft2011MitchellCommNet Cellular Inc.
1316879Monopole109 ft2022MitchellCommNet Cellular Inc.
1319848Pole45 ft2021MitchellCommNet Cellular Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Davison 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: Yankton County (23), Stanley County (22), Lyman County (21), Hughes County (20), Lawrence County (20).

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.