South Dakota / Lyman County
#9 of 66 SD counties · 21 structures
Cell towers in Lyman County, SD
The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Lyman County, 2% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, Communications Center Inc, has 4 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 21
- 2Tallest 1326 ft
- 3Largest owner Communications Center Inc
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 320 ft
Who owns the towers in Lyman County
13 different registrants own the 21 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 320 feet, 35 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 Reliance at 1326 feet, built in 1970. More than in any other decade, 29% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1049735 | Tower | 1326 ft | 1970 | Reliance | SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA ,SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK |
| 1041931 | Tower | 1089 ft | 1976 | Presho | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1286616 | Guyed tower | 1027 ft | 2013 | Reliance | Nexstar Media Inc. |
| 1244015 | Tower | 492 ft | 2010 | Presho | CCATT LLC |
| 1243503 | Tower | 425 ft | 2004 | Vivian | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1050667 | Guyed tower | 411 ft | 2010 | Reliance | CCATT LLC |
| 1218379 | Tower | 402 ft | 2010 | Vivian | CCATT LLC |
| 1219089 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2019 | Presho | American Towers LLC |
| 1220582 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2010 | Presho | American Towers LLC |
| 1232682 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2020 | Chamberlain | Dakota Leasing for Telecommunications I, LLC |
| 1041167 | Tower | 320 ft | 1992 | Iona | BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering |
| 1325845 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2023 | Kennebec | VB BTS, ll, LLC |
| 1042388 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 1983 | Vivian | Qwest Corporation |
| 1049740 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 1987 | Pierre | SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA ,SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK |
| 1270868 | Tower | 299 ft | 2009 | Reliance | Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. |
| 1319573 | Lattice tower | 215 ft | 2021 | Kennebec | TowerCo V Holdings LLC |
| 1058945 | Guyed tower | 194 ft | 1995 | Chamberlain | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1202877 | Tower | 190 ft | 1979 | Ft. Pierre | Communications Center Inc |
| 1202380 | Tower | 170 ft | 1992 | Reliance | Communications Center Inc |
| 1202618 | Tower | 140 ft | 1980 | Kennebec | Communications Center Inc |
| 1218069 | Tower | 100 ft | 1979 | Presho | Communications Center Inc |
If you have a tower lease in Lyman 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: Codington County (29), Yankton County (23), Stanley County (22), Davison County (20), Hughes 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.