Tower Landlord

Alaska / Northwest Arctic Borough

#13 of 28 AK counties · 37 structures

Cell towers in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

The FCC registry lists 37 constructed antenna structures in Northwest Arctic Borough, 3% of Alaska's 1,475. Ownership is spread across 17 registrants; the largest, The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC, has 7 (19%). None belongs to American Tower, Crown Castle or SBA.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 37
  2. 2Tallest 327 ft
  3. 3Largest owner The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
  4. 4Median height (state 95 ft) 65 ft
Structures
37
rank 13 of 28 in AK
Most common type
Lattice tower
49% of structures
Over 200 feet
3
8% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
59% built then

Who owns the towers in Northwest Arctic Borough

17 different registrants own the 37 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.

The Alaska Wireless Network,7Maniilaq Association5GCI Communication Corp5United Utililties, Inc4Kotzebue Broadcasting Inc.2OTZ Telecommunications Inc.2Alaska, State of2OTZ TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC1
Constructed structures in Northwest Arctic Borough by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 65 feet, 30 feet shorter than the Alaska median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Kotzebue at 327 feet, built in 2007. Most 59% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower18Tower10Monopole2Mast2Other or unspecified2Guyed tower1Pole1On a building1
Structures in Northwest Arctic Borough by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
11970s11980s31990s222000s102010s
Structures in Northwest Arctic 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.TypeHeightBuiltCityOwner
1212609Guyed tower327 ft2007KotzebueKotzebue Broadcasting Inc.
1288602Lattice tower254 ft2013KotzebueGCI Communication Corp
1289539Lattice tower224 ft2014SelawikGCI Communication Corp
1256970Tower105 ft2006SelawikOTZ Telecommunications Inc.
1257485Mast102 ft2000KotzebueOTZ Telecommunications Inc.
1259574Other or unspecified83 ft2009KotzebueKotzebue Broadcasting Inc.
1299835Lattice tower77 ft2016SelawikUnited Utililties, Inc
1299916Lattice tower77 ft2016KianaUnited Utililties, Inc
1300154Lattice tower77 ft2016BucklandUnited Utililties, Inc
1301690Lattice tower76 ft2017NoatakUNICOM INC
1293534Lattice tower75 ft2008KotzebueThe Alaska Wireless Network
1294170Lattice tower75 ft2009KobukThe Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1294923Lattice tower75 ft2009DeeringThe Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1294927Lattice tower75 ft2009KianaThe Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1294995Lattice tower75 ft2009NoatakThe Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1293773Lattice tower70 ft2009ShungnakThe Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1294993Lattice tower70 ft2009KivalinaThe Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1293772Lattice tower67 ft2009AmblerThe Alaska Wireless Network, LLC
1302032Lattice tower65 ft2017Red Dog MinePrivate owner (name withheld)
1300844Lattice tower62 ft2017KianaUnited Utililties, Inc
1254687Tower58 ft2006NoatakManiilaq Association dba Noatak Heath Clinic
1032342Tower56 ft1993KotzebueOTZ TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC
1250267Tower56 ft2006NoorvikManiilaq Association
1297522Pole54 ft2011SelawikGCI Communication Corp
1249504Tower50 ft2006KianaManiilaq Association
1249505Tower50 ft2006BucklandManiilaq Association
1304009Lattice tower50 ft1981KobukAlaska, State of
1250504Tower49 ft2006SelawikManiilaq Association
1250505Tower49 ft2006SelawikManiilaq Association
1254585Tower49 ft2006KobukManiilaq association
1304010Lattice tower49 ft1979KotzebueAlaska, State of
1301639On a building46 ft2017KotzebueGCI Communication Corp
1260018Monopole45 ft2007KotzebueGCI Communication Crop
1249873Mast42 ft2005KotzebueAlascom Inc.
1203494Tower37 ft1994ShungnakOTZ TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC.
1249872Monopole34 ft1999KotzebueOTZ Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
1297809Other or unspecified26 ft2007KotzebueGCI Communication Corp

If you have a tower lease in Northwest Arctic 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: Bethel Census Area (50), Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (44), Kodiak Island Borough (38), Aleutians West Census Area (26), Ketchikan Gateway Borough (25).

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.