South Dakota / McCook County
#34 of 66 SD counties · 11 structures
Cell towers in McCook County, SD
The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in McCook County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 8 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 2 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 11
- 2Tallest 349 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 310 ft
Who owns the towers in McCook County
8 different registrants own the 11 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 310 feet, 25 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 Humboldt at 349 feet, built in 2001. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1219053 | Tower | 349 ft | 2001 | Humboldt | American Towers LLC |
| 1219055 | Tower | 349 ft | 2001 | Salem | DAKOTA LEASING FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS I LLC |
| 1219056 | Tower | 349 ft | 2001 | Salem | American Towers LLC |
| 1253317 | Tower | 320 ft | 2006 | Montrose | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1050675 | Guyed tower | 314 ft | 2010 | Spencer | CCATT LLC |
| 1322946 | Guyed tower | 310 ft | 2023 | Montrose | VB BTS, ll, LLC |
| 1285364 | Lattice tower | 309 ft | 2012 | Canistota | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1277215 | Tower | 298 ft | 2011 | Salem | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1042389 | Tower | 289 ft | 1984 | Salem | Qwest Corporation |
| 1274434 | Tower | 258 ft | 2010 | Bridgewater | Octagon Towers, LLC |
| 1041772 | Tower | 217 ft | 1996 | Montrose | Golden West Telecommunications |
If you have a tower lease in McCook 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: Gregory County (11), Haakon County (11), Hyde County (11), Oglala Lakota County (formerly Shannon) (11), Potter County (11).
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.