#22 of 66 SD counties · 14 structures

Cell towers in Turner County, SD

The FCC registry lists 14 constructed antenna structures in Turner County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 7 registrants; the largest, CommNet Cellular Inc., has 4 (29%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 4 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 14
2Tallest 329 ft
3Largest owner CommNet Cellular Inc.
4Median height (state 285 ft) 276 ft

Structures

rank 22 of 66 in SD

Most common type

Tower

57% of structures

Over 200 feet

86% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Turner County

7 different registrants own the 14 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 Turner County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 276 feet, close to the South Dakota median of 285 feet. The tallest is a lattice tower near Irene at 329 feet, built in 2023. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 2010s.

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

Structures in Turner 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
1318359	Lattice tower	329 ft	2023	Irene	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1241242	Tower	315 ft	2010	Parker	CCATT LLC
1310110	Guyed tower	311 ft	2019	Freeman	CCATT LLC
1058964	Guyed tower	310 ft	2005	Freeman	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1271594	Tower	308 ft	2010	Irene	Octagon Towers, LLC
1252905	Tower	306 ft	2006	Parker	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1038385	Tower	276 ft	1994	Freeman	VANTEK COMMUNICATIONS INC
1241168	Tower	275 ft	2003	Parker	Integrated Tower Networks Inc.
1274704	Tower	258 ft	2010	Hurley	Octagon Towers, LLC
1297396	Guyed tower	257 ft	2015	Turkey Ridge	Western Area Power Administration
1259842	Tower	256 ft	2007	Viborg	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1257583	Tower	201 ft	2010	Centerville	CCATT LLC
1049738	Guyed tower	200 ft	1970	Turkey Ridge	SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA ,SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK
1257760	Lattice tower	165 ft	2010	Marion	CCATT LLC

If you have a tower lease in Turner 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: Union County (15), Custer County (14), Grant County (14), Corson County (13), Kingsbury County (13).

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.