Cell towers in O'Neill, Nebraska
The FCC register lists 16 antenna structures in and around O'Neill. That is the 19th highest count of any place in Nebraska.
Overview
16 antenna structures are registered with the FCC in O'Neill, NE.
Counted against 3,567 residents, that is 448.6 per 100,000 — worth reading alongside area density, since structures cluster along roads and ridgelines rather than where people sleep.
The median registered structure here stands 95 m (312 ft); the tallest reaches 158 m (519 ft).
The mix here is 3 lattice towers, 3 guyed masts, 1 monopole — the rest of the register is made up of rooftops, water tanks and structures the FCC records without a specific type.
The oldest structure on file here was registered in 1965, the newest in 2025 — 60 years of build-out visible in one register.
Structure types
| Tower | 9 | 56% |
| Lattice tower | 3 | 19% |
| Guyed tower | 3 | 19% |
| Monopole | 1 | 6% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Boyd-holt E911 Other | 1 | 6% |
| Boyd-holt Joint 911 Board Other | 1 | 6% |
| Nielsen Communication Other | 1 | 6% |
| Niobara Valley Electric Membership Corporation Utility | 1 | 6% |
| Ranch Land Broadcasting CO INC Broadcaster | 1 | 6% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 m (519 ft) | Tower | 1991 | Nielsen Communication | 116182 |
| 158 m (519 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Three River Digital Cable, L.L.C | 130937 |
| 153 m (502 ft) | Guyed tower | 1980 | Ranchland Broadcasting CO INC | 599154 |
| 119 m (390 ft) | Lattice tower | 2007 | Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. | 2656590 |
| 112 m (366 ft) | Tower | 1969 | Gray Local Media, INC. | 605117 |
| 111 m (363 ft) | Tower | 1965 | Boyd-holt E911 | 115428 |
| 107 m (350 ft) | Tower | 2005 | Industrial Communications & Electronics, INC. | 2644115 |
| 98 m (320 ft) | Tower | 2010 | Nebraska Public Power District | 127421 |
| 93 m (304 ft) | Guyed tower | 1993 | American Towers LLC | 126607 |
| 91 m (297 ft) | Guyed tower | 2018 | Niobara Valley Electric Membership Corporation | 126264 |
| 82 m (270 ft) | Lattice tower | 2025 | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC | 2730363 |
| 81 m (266 ft) | Monopole | 2017 | Boyd-holt Joint 911 Board | 2702780 |
| 75 m (247 ft) | Tower | 1970 | Ranch Land Broadcasting CO INC | 599155 |
| 60 m (197 ft) | Tower | 1974 | Nebraska, State Of | 625215 |
| 46 m (150 ft) | Lattice tower | 2014 | Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC | 2689372 |
| 18 m (60 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Not listed | 2602154 |
When they were registered
| 1960s | 2 | 13% |
| 1970s | 2 | 13% |
| 1980s | 1 | 6% |
| 1990s | 4 | 25% |
| 2000s | 2 | 13% |
| 2010s | 4 | 25% |
| 2020s | 1 | 6% |
Nearby places
About this data
Counts here are computed from the FCC's registered structure file, dated 2026-08-23. If a mast near you is missing, the usual reason is that it sits below the 200-foot registration threshold.
The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.