South Dakota / Hughes County
#11 of 66 SD counties · 20 structures
Cell towers in Hughes County, SD
The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Hughes County, 2% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 14 registrants; the largest, Communications Center Inc, has 3 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 20
- 2Tallest 491 ft
- 3Largest owner Communications Center Inc
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 180 ft
Who owns the towers in Hughes County
14 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 180 feet, 105 feet shorter than the South Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Blunt at 491 feet, built in 2010. More than in any other decade, 30% were built in the 2010s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1242770 | Tower | 491 ft | 2010 | Blunt | CCATT LLC |
| 1284738 | Tower | 309 ft | 2012 | Pierre | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1279760 | Tower | 305 ft | 2011 | Blunt | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1256588 | Lattice tower | 292 ft | 2010 | Pierre | CCATT LLC |
| 1042182 | Tower | 204 ft | 1980 | Pierre | Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC |
| 1202683 | Tower | 199 ft | 1996 | Pierre | Pierre Radio Paging & Telephone Inc |
| 1256086 | Tower | 195 ft | 2007 | Pierre | BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering |
| 1202623 | Tower | 190 ft | 1991 | Pierre | Communications Center Inc |
| 1226872 | Tower | 190 ft | 1962 | Pierre | Hughes County EDS |
| 1202599 | Tower | 180 ft | 1977 | Canning | Communications Center Inc |
| 1205519 | Tower | 180 ft | 2001 | Pierre | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1289681 | Guyed tower | 180 ft | 2005 | Pierre | US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS |
| 1241923 | Mast | 160 ft | 2004 | Pierre | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1332288 | Lattice tower | 159 ft | 2026 | Pierre | The Towers, LLC |
| 1245213 | Tower | 150 ft | 1978 | Pierre | Integrated Tower Networks Inc. |
| 1283572 | Tower | 104 ft | 2010 | Pierre | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1239296 | Monopole | 96 ft | 2010 | Pierre | CCATT LLC |
| 1284963 | Lattice tower | 90 ft | 1965 | Pierre | Nexstar Media Inc. |
| 1061030 | Tower | 75 ft | 1984 | Pierre | EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE, INC. |
| 1203267 | Tower | 43 ft | 1982 | Pierre | Communications Center Inc |
If you have a tower lease in Hughes 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: Stanley County (22), Lyman County (21), Davison County (20), Lawrence County (20), Meade 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.