Cell towers in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

The FCC registry lists 25 constructed antenna structures in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 2% of Alaska's 1,475. Ownership is spread across 13 registrants; the largest, Vertical Bridge, has 5 (20%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 25
2Tallest 707 ft
3Largest owner Vertical Bridge
4Median height (state 95 ft) 116 ft

Structures

rank 15 of 28 in AK

Most common type

On a building

32% of structures

Over 200 feet

12% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

40% built then

Who owns the towers in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

13 different registrants own the 25 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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 116 feet, 21 feet taller than the Alaska median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Ketchikan at 707 feet, built in 1994. More than in any other decade, 40% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Ketchikan Gateway Borough by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Ketchikan Gateway Borough 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
1242293	Tower	707 ft	1994	Ketchikan	US COAST GUARD
1005563	Lattice tower	330 ft	2003	Ketchikan	Alascom Inc.
1207373	Lattice tower	293 ft	1972	Ketchikan	TowerCo VI, LLC
1275624	Lattice tower	183 ft	2009	Saxman	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1314915	On a building	138 ft	2021	Ketchikan	City of Ketchikan d/b/a Ketchikan Public Utilities
1299385	On a building	126 ft	2015	Ketchikan	The Alaska Wireless Network
1294200	On a building	125 ft	2015	Ketchikan	The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1299386	On a building	125 ft	2015	Ketchikan	The Alaska Wireless Network
1315474	Monopole	125 ft	2020	Ketchikan	City of Ketchikan d/b/a Ketchikan Public Utilities
1299034	On a building	123 ft	2008	Ketchikan	The Alaska Wireless Network
1299035	On a building	122 ft	2008	Ketchikan	The Alaska Wireless Network
1294293	On a building	120 ft	2008	Ketchikan	The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1295696	Monopole	116 ft	2002	Ketchikan	The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1296651	Monopole	103 ft	2016	Ketchikan	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1049423	On a building	100 ft	1999	Ketchikan	KETCHIKAN PUBLIC UTILITIES
1267210	Monopole	96 ft	2010	Ketchikan	Octagon Towers, LLC
1294512	Pole	83 ft	2005	Ketchikan	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1298637	Monopole	80 ft	2016	Ketchikna	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1005566	Lattice tower	74 ft	1980	Hyder	Alascom Inc.
1237096	Monopole	67 ft	2002	Ketchikan	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1283504	Lattice tower	65 ft	2012	Ketchikan	ALASKA POWER & TELEPHONE
1255060	Tower	60 ft	2007	Ketchikan	ALASKA POWER & TELEPHONE
1259487	Tower	50 ft	1997	Ketchikan	TLP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1270648	Tower	50 ft	2010	Ketchikan	State of Alaska
1062583	Tower	39 ft	2000	Ketchikan	AP & T WIRELESS, INC. DBA = FOR RADIO STATION KGTW(FM)

If you have a tower lease in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

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 Alaska with similar tower counts: Kodiak Island Borough (38), Northwest Arctic Borough (37), Aleutians West Census Area (26), Lake and Peninsula Borough (25), Dillingham Census Area (24).

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.