South Dakota / Pennington County
#2 of 66 SD counties · 52 structures
Cell towers in Pennington County, SD
The FCC registry lists 52 constructed antenna structures in Pennington County, 5% of South Dakota's 949 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 31 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 8 (15%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 52
- 2Tallest 626 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 268 ft
Who owns the towers in Pennington County
31 different registrants own the 52 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. 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 268 feet, 17 feet shorter than the South Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Rapid City at 626 feet, built in 1976. More than in any other decade, 29% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1042276 | Tower | 626 ft | 1976 | Rapid City | Gray Local Media, Inc. |
| 1225713 | Tower | 606 ft | 2001 | Rapid City | Legacy Broadcasting of Rapid City, LLC |
| 1224506 | Tower | 575 ft | 2001 | Rapid City | Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC |
| 1048502 | Tower | 535 ft | 2001 | Rapid City | Forum Communications Company |
| 1042036 | Tower | 507 ft | 1994 | Radid City | Haugo Broadcasting Inc |
| 1042159 | Guyed tower | 504 ft | 2023 | Rapid City | HomeSlice Media Group, LLC |
| 1049742 | Guyed tower | 470 ft | 1967 | Rapid City | SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA ,SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK |
| 1050803 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2010 | Wasta | CCATT LLC |
| 1035414 | Tower | 399 ft | 1995 | Rapid City | Nexstar Media Inc. |
| 1050804 | Tower | 357 ft | 2010 | Rapid City | CCATT LLC |
| 1219015 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2001 | Wall | American Towers LLC |
| 1219038 | Guyed tower | 349 ft | 2010 | Wasta | American Towers LLC |
| 1238124 | Tower | 340 ft | 2003 | Hermosa | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1219041 | Guyed tower | 334 ft | 2013 | Box Elder | American Towers LLC |
| 1322565 | Lattice tower | 315 ft | 2022 | Hill City | Everlink Towers LLC |
| 1042035 | Tower | 308 ft | 1953 | Rapid City | Haugo Broadcasting Inc |
| 1042911 | Other or unspecified | 308 ft | 1997 | Rapid City | Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC |
| 1042913 | Other or unspecified | 308 ft | 1997 | Rapid City | DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES |
| 1271733 | Tower | 307 ft | 2012 | Rapid City | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1266041 | Tower | 306 ft | 2009 | New Underwood | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1317010 | Lattice tower | 305 ft | 2022 | Hill City | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1042912 | Other or unspecified | 303 ft | 1997 | Rapid City | Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC |
| 1058977 | Lattice tower | 299 ft | 2007 | Rapid City | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1318452 | Guyed tower | 298 ft | 2022 | Rapid City | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1042157 | Other or unspecified | 273 ft | 1978 | Rapid City | HOMESLICE MEDIA GROUP, LLC |
| 1042158 | Other or unspecified | 272 ft | 1959 | Rapid City | HOMESLICE MEDIA GROUP, LLC |
| 1058976 | Tower | 264 ft | 1997 | Rapid City | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1040460 | Tower | 234 ft | 1968 | Caputa | American Towers LLC |
| 1058737 | Tower | 212 ft | 1995 | Wall | Western Area Power Administration |
| 1041012 | Lattice tower | 203 ft | 2016 | Rapid City | WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1317284 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2024 | Rapid City | Eco-Site, LLC |
| 1320711 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2022 | Hill City | Harmoni Towers LLC |
| 1262330 | Tower | 198 ft | 2010 | Rapid City | CCATT LLC |
| 1265672 | Pole | 195 ft | 2010 | Rapid City | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1058983 | Guyed tower | 190 ft | 1993 | Wall | Crown Castle Towers 09 |
| 1063106 | Tower | 190 ft | 1988 | Rapid City | RUSHMORE ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC |
| 1236832 | Tower | 190 ft | 2003 | Rapid City | Black Hills Power & Light Co. |
| 1262666 | Other or unspecified | 189 ft | 2008 | Rapid City | Aasen Publishing, Inc. |
| 1256322 | Pole | 161 ft | 2010 | Rapid City | CCATT LLC |
| 1234665 | Tower | 160 ft | 2010 | Box Elder | CCATT LLC |
| 1322455 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2007 | Rapid City | Tarpon Towers II, LLC |
| 1058974 | Tower | 150 ft | 1998 | Rapid City | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1041927 | Tower | 141 ft | 1980 | Rapid City | WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| 1266454 | Guyed tower | 138 ft | 2009 | Box Elder | Crown Castle Towers 09 |
| 1266453 | Tower | 135 ft | 2009 | Rapid City | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1226935 | Tower | 132 ft | 2000 | Rapid City | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1300771 | Monopole | 110 ft | 2006 | Box Elder | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1253690 | Pole | 109 ft | 2010 | Rapid City | CCATT LLC |
| 1267078 | Tower | 107 ft | 2009 | Wall | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1220279 | Pole | 80 ft | 1998 | Wall | West River Electric Asso Inc |
| 1208941 | Lattice tower | 62 ft | 1988 | Box Elder | American Towers LLC |
| 1288865 | Monopole | 56 ft | 2014 | Rapid City | Exelis, Inc |
If you have a tower lease in Pennington 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: Minnehaha County (95), Brown County (40), Brookings County (39), Lincoln County (31), Codington County (29).
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.