Cell towers in Walworth County, SD

The FCC registry lists 12 constructed antenna structures in Walworth County, 1% of South Dakota's 949. Ownership is spread across 11 registrants; the largest, CommNet Cellular Inc., has 2 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 2 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 12
2Tallest 826 ft
3Largest owner CommNet Cellular Inc.
4Median height (state 285 ft) 307 ft

Structures

rank 28 of 66 in SD

Most common type

Tower

58% of structures

Over 200 feet

83% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

50% built then

Who owns the towers in Walworth County

11 different registrants own the 12 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.

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

Height and age

The median structure here stands 307 feet, 22 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 Lowry at 826 feet, built in 1975. More than in any other decade, 50% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Walworth 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
1049734	Tower	826 ft	1975	Lowry	SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DBA = SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK
1042450	Tower	624 ft	1999	Lowry	S D FIVE COUNTY TV DIST
1013562	Tower	500 ft	1996	Lowry	Private owner (name withheld)
1042336	Tower	453 ft	1991	Mobridge	James River Broadcasting Company
1050361	Guyed tower	320 ft	2010	Mobridge	CCATT LLC
1283837	Tower	309 ft	2012	Java	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1278703	Lattice tower	305 ft	2011	Selby	SBA Towers II LLC
1058972	Guyed tower	262 ft	1990	Mobridge	CommNet Cellular Inc.
1041189	Tower	215 ft	1951	Mobridge	MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES CO
1052818	Tower	210 ft	1994	Selby	CAM WALL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
1044959	Guyed tower	120 ft	2017	Mobridge	K2 Towers III, LLC
1062016	Lattice tower	93 ft	1998	Mobridge	BNSF Railway Co.

If you have a tower lease in Walworth 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: Deuel County (12), Dewey County (12), Jones County (12), Bon Homme County (11), Fall River County (11).

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.