Alaska / Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area (former)

#19 of 28 AK counties · 21 structures

Cell towers in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area (former), AK

The FCC registry lists 21 constructed antenna structures in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area (former), 1% of Alaska's 1,475. Alascom Inc. owns 7 of them (33%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 3 between them.

Value a buyout offer

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  1. 1Constructed structures 21
  2. 2Tallest 286 ft
  3. 3Largest owner Alascom Inc.
  4. 4Median height (state 95 ft) 129 ft
Structures
21
rank 19 of 28 in AK
Most common type
Lattice tower
48% of structures
Over 200 feet
2
10% of structures
Peak build decade
2000s
29% built then

Who owns the towers in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area (former)

12 different registrants own the 21 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.

Alascom Inc.7Sea-Christ Broadcasting Corp2ALASKA POWER & TELEPHONE2Central Council of Tlingit &2AT&T1NARROWS BROADCASTING CORPORA1WRANGELL RADIO GROUP1VB BTS, ll, LLC1
Constructed structures in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area (former) by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 129 feet, 34 feet taller than the Alaska median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a other or unspecified near Petersburg at 286 feet, built in 1982. More than in any other decade, 29% were built in the 2000s.

Lattice tower10Tower6Other or unspecified2Guyed tower1Monopole1Pole1
Structures in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area (former) by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.
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Structures in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area (former) 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
1003411Other or unspecified286 ft1982PetersburgSea-Christ Broadcasting Corporation
1003412Other or unspecified286 ft1982PetersburgSea-Christ Broadcasting Corporation
1275230Tower191 ft2010PetersburgGlobal Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1304013Lattice tower180 ft1982PetersburgAlaska, State of
1005567Lattice tower176 ft1975Meyers ChuckAlascom Inc.
1237319Monopole172 ft2002WrangellVB BTS, ll, LLC
1203489Tower160 ft2006PetersburgNARROWS BROADCASTING CORPORATION
1330563Lattice tower160 ft2025WrangellCentral Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
1331534Lattice tower155 ft2025PetersburgCentral Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
1203490Tower150 ft2006WrangellWRANGELL RADIO GROUP
1279183Tower129 ft2011PetersburgSBA Towers III LLC
1005562Guyed tower126 ft1975KakeAlascom Inc.
1005573Lattice tower103 ft2006PetersburgAlascom Inc.
1274806Pole96 ft2010PetersburgCCATT LLC
1298720Lattice tower91 ft1976PetersburgAlascom Inc.
1005561Lattice tower89 ft1982KakeAlascom Inc.
1005574Lattice tower82 ft1982PetersburgAT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1023639Lattice tower71 ft1974WrangellAlascom Inc.
1203492Tower71 ft2000PetersburgALASKA POWER & TELEPHONE
1256040Tower65 ft2007WrangellALASKA POWER & TELEPHONE
1030298Lattice tower29 ft1997PetersburgAlascom Inc.

If you have a tower lease in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area (former)

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: Lake and Peninsula Borough (25), Dillingham Census Area (24), Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (22), Denali Borough (20), Kusilvak Census Area (16).

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.