South Dakota / Day County
#41 of 66 SD counties · 10 structures
Cell towers in Day County, SD
The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Day County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION, has 2 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 10
- 2Tallest 1066 ft
- 3Largest owner RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 312 ft
Who owns the towers in Day County
9 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 312 feet, 27 feet taller than the South Dakota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Pierpont at 1066 feet, built in 1971. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 1970s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1049733 | Tower | 1066 ft | 1971 | Pierpont | SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DBA = SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK |
| 1315926 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2021 | Waubay | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1041806 | Guyed tower | 370 ft | 1994 | Webster | RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION |
| 1306585 | Lattice tower | 359 ft | 2019 | Roslyn | RURAL CELLULAR CORPORATION |
| 1041139 | Guyed tower | 315 ft | 1970 | Webster | BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering |
| 1040233 | Tower | 308 ft | 1993 | Crandall | EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC |
| 1027421 | Guyed tower | 292 ft | 2010 | Webster | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1041137 | Guyed tower | 257 ft | 1970 | Crandall | SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA ,SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK |
| 1040457 | Lattice tower | 209 ft | 2014 | Bristol | American Towers LLC |
| 1205983 | Other or unspecified | 196 ft | 2000 | Crocker | James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company |
If you have a tower lease in Day 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: Spink County (11), Tripp County (11), Charles Mix 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.