#42 of 66 SD counties · 10 structures

Cell towers in Perkins County, SD

The FCC registry lists 10 constructed antenna structures in Perkins County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 9 registrants; the largest, Horvath Communications, has 2 (20%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 10
2Tallest 1696 ft
3Largest owner Horvath Communications
4Median height (state 285 ft) 308 ft

Structures

rank 42 of 66 in SD

Most common type

Tower

50% of structures

Over 200 feet

70% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Perkins County

9 different registrants own the 10 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.

Constructed structures in Perkins County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

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 Faith at 1696 feet, built in 1974. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2010s.

Structures in Perkins County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Perkins County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

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
1041089	Tower	1696 ft	1974	Faith	SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA = SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK
1316905	Guyed tower	460 ft	2021	Meadow	Skyway Towers, LLC
1310486	Lattice tower	310 ft	2019	Shadehill	VB BTS III, LLC
1331243	Guyed tower	310 ft	2025	Meadow	Horvath Towers VI, LLC
1326214	Guyed tower	309 ft	2024	Shadehill	Horvath Towers VI, LLC
1278637	Tower	308 ft	2012	Bison	Octagon Towers, LLC
1256126	Tower	291 ft	2010	Lemmon	CCATT LLC
1041581	Guyed tower	181 ft	2010	Lemmon	MEDIA ASSOCIATES INC.
1231070	Tower	150 ft	2001	Bison	West River Cooperative Telephone Company
1271339	Tower	128 ft	2009	Bison	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in Perkins 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: Tripp County (11), Charles Mix County (10), Day County (10).

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.