South Dakota / Spink County
#38 of 66 SD counties · 11 structures
Cell towers in Spink County, SD
The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Spink County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 10 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 2 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 11
- 2Tallest 600 ft
- 3Largest owner Crown Castle
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 253 ft
Who owns the towers in Spink County
10 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 253 feet, 32 feet shorter than the South Dakota median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Chelsea at 600 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 45% were built in the 1990s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1018772 | Tower | 600 ft | 1997 | Chelsea | PRAIRIE WINDS BROADCASTING, INC. |
| 1315867 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2020 | Conde | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1044645 | Guyed tower | 338 ft | 1998 | Redfield | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1255517 | Guyed tower | 302 ft | 2010 | Doland | CCATT LLC |
| 1257763 | Tower | 301 ft | 2010 | Mellette | CCATT LLC |
| 1040234 | Tower | 253 ft | 1993 | Frankfort | EAST RIVER ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE INC |
| 1260737 | Tower | 250 ft | 2008 | Redfield | James Valley Telecommunications |
| 1051566 | Tower | 160 ft | 1998 | Redfield | K2 Towers III, LLC |
| 1211912 | Tower | 151 ft | 2000 | Redfield | Northern Electric Cooperative |
| 1324246 | Lattice tower | 140 ft | 2023 | Redfield | BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering |
| 1200156 | Pole | 100 ft | 1999 | Redfield | BNSF Railway Co. |
If you have a tower lease in Spink 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: Oglala Lakota County (formerly Shannon) (11), Potter County (11), Roberts County (11), Tripp County (11), Charles Mix 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.