KKCO (NBC) · Channel 11

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 32.6 kW effective radiated power, KKCO runs more power than 19% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW). Stations on VHF channels are licensed at much lower power than UHF stations to cover the same area, so a low figure does not always mean a weak signal.

Its antenna sits 453 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 65% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 62 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 63 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 17 cities and towns in our guide with about 175,000 residents, as far as Grand Junction, CO (11 miles).

KKCO shares its transmitter site with K19NE-D, KFQX (Fox), KRMJ and K22JN-D. One antenna aimed at this site picks up all of them.

The nearest other NBC station in our data is KOBF in Farmington, NM, 166 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

NBC is one of the four big commercial broadcast networks. Local NBC affiliates carry the national morning show, evening news and primetime lineup, plus Sunday Night Football and, in Olympic years, the Games.