Cell towers in Ketchikan, Alaska
The FCC register lists 23 antenna structures in and around Ketchikan. That is the 11th highest count of any place in Alaska.
Overview
The FCC register lists 23 antenna structures in and around Ketchikan, AK. That is the 11th highest count of any place in Alaska.
The register works out to 6.01 structures per square mile here.
Heights are uneven: the median is 35 m (116 ft) but the tallest is 216 m (707 ft), roughly 6.1 times that — usually the signature of a broadcast mast among shorter mobile sites.
Monopoles account for 26.1% of the registrations here — a single tubular shaft, cheaper to permit in built-up areas because it takes little ground space.
Registrations here span 1972 to 2021.
Structure types
| Building with antenna | 7 | 30% |
| Monopole | 6 | 26% |
| Tower | 5 | 22% |
| Lattice tower | 3 | 13% |
| Pole | 1 | 4% |
| Building | 1 | 4% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC Other | 7 | 30% |
| Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC Tower company | 4 | 17% |
| City of Ketchikan D/b/a Ketchikan Public Utilities Government | 2 | 9% |
| Alaska Power & Telephone Utility | 2 | 9% |
| Ap & T Wireless, INC. Dba = for Radio Station Kgtw(fm) Broadcaster | 1 | 4% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 m (707 ft) | Tower | 1994 | US Coast Guard | 2641248 |
| 101 m (330 ft) | Lattice tower | 2003 | Alascom INC. | 110919 |
| 89 m (293 ft) | Lattice tower | 1972 | Towerco Vi, LLC | 2604241 |
| 42 m (138 ft) | Building with antenna | 2021 | City of Ketchikan D/b/a Ketchikan Public Utilities | 2714699 |
| 39 m (126 ft) | Building with antenna | 2015 | The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC | 2698904 |
| 38 m (125 ft) | Building with antenna | 2015 | The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC | 2693719 |
| 38 m (125 ft) | Building with antenna | 2015 | The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC | 2698905 |
| 38 m (125 ft) | Monopole | 2020 | City of Ketchikan D/b/a Ketchikan Public Utilities | 2715258 |
| 38 m (123 ft) | Building with antenna | 2008 | The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC | 2698553 |
| 37 m (122 ft) | Building with antenna | 2008 | The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC | 2698554 |
| 37 m (120 ft) | Building with antenna | 2008 | The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC | 2693812 |
| 35 m (116 ft) | Monopole | 2002 | The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC | 2695215 |
| 31 m (103 ft) | Monopole | 2016 | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC | 2696170 |
| 31 m (100 ft) | Building | 1999 | Ketchikan Public Utilities | 105391 |
| 29 m (96 ft) | Monopole | 2010 | Octagon Towers, LLC | 2666557 |
| 25 m (83 ft) | Pole | 2005 | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC | 2694031 |
| 24 m (80 ft) | Monopole | 2016 | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC | 2698156 |
| 20 m (67 ft) | Monopole | 2002 | Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC | 2635289 |
| 20 m (65 ft) | Lattice tower | 2012 | Alaska Power & Telephone | 2682932 |
| 18 m (60 ft) | Tower | 2007 | Alaska Power & Telephone | 2654225 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Tower | 2010 | State of Alaska | 2669995 |
| 15 m (50 ft) | Tower | 1997 | Tlp Communications, INC. | 2658653 |
| 12 m (39 ft) | Tower | 2000 | Ap & T Wireless, INC. Dba = for Radio Station Kgtw(fm) | 622359 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 1 | 4% |
| 1990s | 3 | 13% |
| 2000s | 9 | 39% |
| 2010s | 8 | 35% |
| 2020s | 2 | 9% |
Nearby places
- Thorne Bay 5
- Klawock 5
- Wrangell 5
- Petersburg 12
- Sitka 12
About this data
All figures on this page are aggregated from the federal antenna structure register of 2026-08-23, not from carrier coverage data. The two answer different questions.
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.