South Dakota / Stanley County
#8 of 66 SD counties · 22 structures
Cell towers in Stanley County, SD
The FCC registry lists 22 constructed antenna structures in Stanley County, 2% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 12 registrants; the largest, James River Broadcasting Company, has 5 (23%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 22
- 2Tallest 460 ft
- 3Largest owner James River Broadcasting Company
- 4Median height (state 285 ft) 304 ft
Who owns the towers in Stanley County
12 different registrants own the 22 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 304 feet, 19 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 Fort Pierre at 460 feet, built in 2007. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 1970s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1245812 | Tower | 460 ft | 2007 | Fort Pierre | James River Broadcasting Company |
| 1319218 | Guyed tower | 460 ft | 2021 | Ft. Pierre | Skyway Towers, LLC |
| 1041352 | Guyed tower | 410 ft | 2016 | Fort Pierre | BIT/State Radio Communications Engineering |
| 1312838 | Guyed tower | 405 ft | 2020 | Hayes | Uniti Towers LLC |
| 1313989 | Guyed tower | 404 ft | 2020 | Fort Pierre | Municipal Communications, LLC |
| 1058946 | Tower | 344 ft | 1992 | Fort Pierre | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1050666 | Guyed tower | 314 ft | 2010 | Pierre | CCATT LLC |
| 1279780 | Guyed tower | 314 ft | 2012 | Hayes | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1284173 | Other or unspecified | 309 ft | 2012 | Ft Pierre | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1280198 | Tower | 306 ft | 2012 | Ft. Pierre | CommNet Cellular Inc. |
| 1313160 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2022 | Hayes | American Towers LLC |
| 1264214 | Tower | 304 ft | 2010 | Fort Pierre | CCATT LLC |
| 1042184 | Tower | 282 ft | 1981 | Fort Pierre | Riverfront Broadcasting, LLC |
| 1042335 | Other or unspecified | 234 ft | 1974 | Fort Pierre | James River Broadcasting Company |
| 1042334 | Other or unspecified | 233 ft | 1974 | Fort Pierre | James River Broadcasting Company |
| 1042333 | Other or unspecified | 228 ft | 1974 | Fort Pierre | James River Broadcasting Company |
| 1042332 | Other or unspecified | 223 ft | 1974 | Fort Pierre | James River Broadcasting Company |
| 1058738 | Tower | 212 ft | 1995 | Midland | Western Area Power Administration |
| 1202862 | Tower | 196 ft | 1978 | Ft. Pierre | Communications Center Inc |
| 1202620 | Tower | 190 ft | 1978 | Midland | Communications Center Inc |
| 1217629 | Tower | 180 ft | 1995 | Ft. Pierre | Communications Center Inc |
| 1202619 | Tower | 160 ft | 1982 | Hayes | Communications Center Inc |
If you have a tower lease in Stanley 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: Lincoln County (31), Codington County (29), Yankton County (23), Lyman County (21), Davison County (20).
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.