Cell towers in Lawrence County, SD

The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Lawrence County, 2% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC, has 3 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 20
2Tallest 638 ft
3Largest owner Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC
4Median height (state 285 ft) 201 ft

Structures

rank 12 of 66 in SD

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

55% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

35% built then

Who owns the towers in Lawrence County

15 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.

Constructed structures in Lawrence County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 201 feet, 84 feet shorter than the South Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Lead at 638 feet, built in 1976. More than in any other decade, 35% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Lawrence 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
1042277	Tower	638 ft	1976	Lead	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1042361	Tower	606 ft	1966	Lead	Legacy Broadcasting of Rapid City, LLC
1056646	Tower	603 ft	1999	Lead	Forum Communications Company
1203805	Guyed tower	519 ft	2003	Lead	Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC
1042866	Tower	403 ft	1996	Lead	Haugo Broadcasting Inc
1225167	Guyed tower	391 ft	2007	Spearfish	American Towers LLC
1058973	Guyed tower	323 ft	2007	Spearfish	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1248600	Lattice tower	316 ft	2005	Whitewood	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1240385	Tower	299 ft	2004	Rapid City	Black Hills Power & Light Co.
1032755	Other or unspecified	201 ft	1947	Deadwood	Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC
1032756	Other or unspecified	201 ft	1947	Deadwood	Riverfront Broadcasting LLC
1041085	Tower	200 ft	1967	Lead	BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering
1267805	Pole	128 ft	2010	Deadwood	Octagon Towers LLC
1331165	Monopole	120 ft	2025	Spearfish	Horvath Towers VI, LLC
1329785	Lattice tower	110 ft	2025	Deadwood	Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
1256800	Pole	60 ft	2007	Spearfish	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1061651	Lattice tower	54 ft	1962	Spearfish	Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC
1282502	Tower	48 ft	2012	Spearfish	City of Spearfish
1282728	Tower	45 ft	2012	Spearfish	City of Spearfish
1263474	Tower	35 ft	2008	Spearfish	Black Hills Airport / Clyde Ice Field

If you have a tower lease in Lawrence 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: Lyman County (21), Davison County (20), Hughes County (20), Meade County (20), Clay County (18).

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.