South Dakota / Oglala Lakota County (formerly Shannon)
#35 of 66 SD counties · 11 structures
Cell towers in Oglala Lakota County (formerly Shannon), SD
The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Oglala Lakota County (formerly Shannon), 1% of South Dakota's 949. AT&T owns 7 of them (64%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.
Who owns the towers in Oglala Lakota County (formerly Shannon)
4 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 404 feet, 119 feet taller than the South Dakota median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Fairburn at 498 feet, built in 2002. Most 55% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1219820 | Guyed tower | 498 ft | 2002 | Fairburn | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1219104 | Tower | 487 ft | 2010 | Batesland | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1240990 | Tower | 483 ft | 2010 | Batesland | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1315361 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2021 | Fairburn | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1315778 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2021 | Manderson | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1315404 | Guyed tower | 404 ft | 2021 | Oglala | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1242376 | Guyed tower | 344 ft | 2017 | Kyle | Crown Castle Towers 09 |
| 1042503 | Tower | 327 ft | 1982 | Wounded Knee | LAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS DBA = KILI FM RADIO |
| 1266315 | Lattice tower | 308 ft | 2010 | Manderson | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1266132 | Lattice tower | 306 ft | 2010 | Batesland | CCATT LLC |
| 1203813 | Guyed tower | 254 ft | 2017 | Pine Ridge | Crown Castle Towers 09 |
If you have a tower lease in Oglala Lakota County (formerly Shannon)
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: Haakon County (11), Hyde County (11), McCook County (11), Potter County (11), Roberts 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.