South Dakota / Meade County
#13 of 66 SD counties · 20 structures
Cell towers in Meade County, SD
The FCC registry lists 20 constructed antenna structures in Meade County, 2% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 4 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 20
- 2Tallest 492 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 308 ft
Who owns the towers in Meade County
11 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 308 feet, 23 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 Newell at 492 feet, built in 2010. More than in any other decade, 40% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1242769 | Tower | 492 ft | 2010 | Newell | CCATT LLC |
| 1290802 | Guyed tower | 410 ft | 2014 | Faith | American Towers LLC |
| 1312385 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2020 | Meade | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1316409 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2020 | Red Owl | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1285210 | Guyed tower | 359 ft | 2012 | Howes | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1026331 | Guyed tower | 346 ft | 2010 | Sturgis | CCATT LLC |
| 1249846 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2005 | Sturgis | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1259844 | Tower | 310 ft | 2007 | Mud Butte | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1293965 | Lattice tower | 310 ft | 2016 | Enning | CCATT LLC |
| 1325890 | Guyed tower | 309 ft | 2024 | Faith | Cellco Partnership |
| 1042308 | Tower | 306 ft | 1991 | Sturgis | HOMESLICE MEDIA GROUP, LLC |
| 1049728 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 1974 | Enning | SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA ,SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK |
| 1297625 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2015 | Sturgis | TowerCo 2013 LLC |
| 1275410 | Guyed tower | 193 ft | 2010 | Sturgis | American Towers LLC |
| 1224155 | Monopole | 191 ft | 2008 | Sturgis | American Towers LLC |
| 1293037 | Monopole | 157 ft | 2015 | Rapid City | SBA Towers V, LLC |
| 1316463 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2021 | Box Elder | CitySwitch II, LLC |
| 1220256 | Tower | 140 ft | 2001 | Faith | Crown Castle Towers 09 |
| 1058978 | Tower | 130 ft | 1995 | Rapid City | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1201516 | Tower | 125 ft | 1980 | Rapid City | Montana-Dakota Utilities Co |
If you have a tower lease in Meade 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: Davison County (20), Hughes County (20), Lawrence County (20), Clay County (18), Beadle County (17).
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.