Cell towers in Kotzebue, Alaska
The FCC register lists 12 antenna structures in and around Kotzebue. That is the 22nd highest count of any place in Alaska.
Overview
Kotzebue, AK has 12 registered antenna structures on the FCC register — the 22nd largest count among the 245 places in Alaska that have any.
Per head that is 417.2 structures for every 100,000 people; per unit of area it is 0.49 per square mile.
Half the registered structures here are taller than 16 m (52 ft) and half are shorter.
Gci Communication CORP holds more registrations here than any other entity, at 3 of 12.
The earliest structure still on the register here dates from 1979.
Structure types
| Lattice tower | 3 | 25% |
| Monopole | 2 | 17% |
| Mast | 2 | 17% |
| Not specified | 1 | 8% |
| Tower | 1 | 8% |
| Pipe | 1 | 8% |
| Guyed tower | 1 | 8% |
| Building with antenna | 1 | 8% |
Largest registered owners
owner is not the same as carrier| Gci Communication CORP Other | 3 | 25% |
| Kotzebue Broadcasting INC. Broadcaster | 2 | 17% |
| Otz Telecommunications INC. Other | 2 | 17% |
| Gci Communication Crop Other | 1 | 8% |
| Otz Telephone Cooperative, INC. Utility | 1 | 8% |
Tallest registered structures
| Height | Type | Built | Owner | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m (327 ft) | Guyed tower | 2007 | Kotzebue Broadcasting INC. | 2609763 |
| 77 m (254 ft) | Lattice tower | 2013 | Gci Communication CORP | 2688031 |
| 31 m (102 ft) | Mast | 2000 | Otz Telecommunications INC. | 2656651 |
| 25 m (83 ft) | Not specified | 2009 | Kotzebue Broadcasting INC. | 2658740 |
| 23 m (75 ft) | Lattice tower | 2008 | The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC | 2693053 |
| 17 m (56 ft) | Tower | 1993 | Otz Telecommunications INC. | 597691 |
| 15 m (49 ft) | Lattice tower | 1979 | Alaska, State Of | 2703705 |
| 14 m (46 ft) | Building with antenna | 2017 | Gci Communication CORP | 2701334 |
| 14 m (45 ft) | Monopole | 2007 | Gci Communication Crop | 2659184 |
| 13 m (42 ft) | Mast | 2005 | Alascom INC. | 2649037 |
| 10 m (34 ft) | Monopole | 1999 | Otz Telephone Cooperative, INC. | 2649036 |
| 7.8 m (26 ft) | Pipe | 2007 | Gci Communication CORP | 2697328 |
When they were registered
| 1970s | 1 | 8% |
| 1990s | 2 | 17% |
| 2000s | 7 | 58% |
| 2010s | 2 | 17% |
Nearby places
- Selawik 5
- Shishmaref 6
- Nome 17
- Wainwright 5
- Utqiaġvik 10
About this data
Figures are drawn from the FCC's public antenna structure register (2026-08-23). It covers structures that need registering — broadly those over 200 feet or close to an airport — and not the many shorter installations that carry mobile traffic.
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.