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KIMT (CBS) · Channel 3

Full power TV station · Mason City, Iowa

KIMT is a full power over-the-air TV station affiliated with CBS on virtual channel 3, licensed to Mason City, Iowa. Its signal is estimated to reach about 88 cities and towns within 72 miles.

Aim your antenna at KIMT

About KIMT

Full-power stations are the main licensed broadcasters in a market. They may run the highest power from the tallest towers and are protected from interference, so they set the core of what you can receive.

At 472 kW effective radiated power, KIMT runs more power than 59% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 466 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 67% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 63 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 72 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 88 cities and towns in our guide with about 602,000 residents, as far as Northfield, MN (72 miles).

KIMT shares its transmitter site with KYIN. One antenna aimed at this site picks up all of them.

The nearest other CBS station in our data is WKBT-DT in La Crosse, WI, 81 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

CBS is one of the four big commercial broadcast networks. Local CBS affiliates carry the network's news, daytime and primetime schedule plus local news, and CBS is the over-the-air home of many NFL Sunday afternoon games.

Station facts

NetworkCBS
Virtual channel3
Station typeFull power (DTV)
City of licenseMason City, IA
Tower location43.47556, -92.70833
Effective radiated power472 kW
Antenna height (HAAT)466 m (1,528 ft)
FCC facility ID66402
License statusLicensed

Cities that can receive KIMT

Estimated with an outdoor antenna. Direction is from the city toward the tower.

CityDistancePoint antennaEst. signal
Osage, IA14 mi21° NNEStrong
Austin, MN19 mi135° SEGood
Spring Valley, MN22 mi228° SWGood
Charles City, IA28 mi356° NGood
Stewartville, MN28 mi203° SSWGood
Cresco, IA31 mi283° WNWGood
Mason City, IA33 mi48° NEGood
New Hampton, IA35 mi326° NWGood
Albert Lea, MN35 mi110° ESEGood
Chatfield, MN36 mi226° SWGood
Kasson, MN38 mi177° SGood
Byron, MN39 mi185° SGood
Dodge Center, MN39 mi169° SGood
Rochester, MN40 mi198° SSWGood
Clear Lake, IA41 mi55° NEGood
Saint Charles, MN47 mi224° SWGood
Decorah, IA48 mi285° WNWGood
Forest City, IA49 mi72° ENEGood
Owatonna, MN49 mi148° SSEGood
Pine Island, MN50 mi184° SGood
Garner, IA52 mi60° ENEGood
Waverly, IA53 mi347° NNWGood
Plainview, MN55 mi210° SSWGood
Hampton, IA56 mi26° NNEGood
Zumbrota, MN57 mi182° SGood
Waseca, MN58 mi136° SEGood
Caledonia, MN62 mi260° WGood
Faribault, MN63 mi154° SSEGood
Waukon, IA64 mi283° WNWGood
Goodview, MN65 mi232° SWFair
Winona, MN66 mi234° SWFair
Cedar Falls, IA67 mi349° NNWFair
Oelwein, IA68 mi324° NWFair
Waterloo, IA70 mi345° NNWFair
Blue Earth, MN71 mi99° EFair
Lake City, MN71 mi198° SSWFair
Wabasha, MN71 mi208° SSWFair
Iowa Falls, IA71 mi22° NNEFair
Northfield, MN72 mi161° SSEFair
Cannon Falls, MN72 mi172° SFair

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Frequently asked questions

Where is the KIMT transmitter tower?

KIMT broadcasts from a tower at 43.4756, -92.7083, near Saint Ansgar, IA. It is licensed to Mason City, Iowa.

What channel is KIMT on?

KIMT appears as virtual channel 3 (3.1 and its subchannels) when you scan with an antenna, carrying CBS.

How far does KIMT broadcast?

With an outdoor antenna, reception is usually workable up to about 72 miles from the tower, and possible in good conditions out to roughly 81 miles. Hills and buildings can shorten that.

How many people can watch KIMT with an antenna?

About 602,000 people live in the 88 cities and towns within its estimated fair-signal range, not counting rural residents between them.

Which way do I point my antenna for KIMT?

Open the live finder from your address to get the exact compass bearing to the KIMT tower, or use the table above if your city is listed.