#26 of 66 SD counties · 12 structures

Cell towers in Dewey County, SD

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Dewey County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering, has 2 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 653 ft
3Largest owner BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering
4Median height (state 285 ft) 301 ft

Structures

rank 26 of 66 in SD

Most common type

Guyed tower

58% of structures

Over 200 feet

75% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

58% built then

Who owns the towers in Dewey County

11 different registrants own the 12 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 Dewey County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 301 feet, 16 feet taller than the South Dakota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Eagle Butte at 653 feet, built in 2018. Most 58% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Dewey 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
1304164	Guyed tower	653 ft	2018	Eagle Butte	Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
1011932	Guyed tower	484 ft	2010	Eagle Butte	CCATT LLC
1267082	Guyed tower	330 ft	2011	Isabel	Moreau Grand Electric Cooperative Inc
1285370	Lattice tower	314 ft	2013	Eagle Butte	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1328975	Guyed tower	310 ft	2024	Timber Lake	The Towers, LLC
1063503	Tower	302 ft	1977	La Plant	CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE TELEPHONE AUTHORITY
1041184	Guyed tower	300 ft	1978	Ridgeview	BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering
1046196	Lattice tower	262 ft	1962	Firesteel	Qwest Corporation
1041183	Guyed tower	250 ft	2025	Isabel	BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering
1284727	Tower	195 ft	2012	Timber Lake	Advance Wireless
1286190	Guyed tower	120 ft	2013	Isabel	Communications Center, Inc.
1275038	Tower	80 ft	2011	Timber Lake	Moreau-Grand Electric Cooperative, Inc

If you have a tower lease in Dewey 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: Corson County (13), Kingsbury County (13), Deuel County (12), Jones County (12), Walworth County (12).

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.