TV channels & antenna towers in Knik-Fairview, Alaska

Knik-Fairview is a town of about 14,900 people in Alaska. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 19 licensed TV transmitters: 7 full-power, 1 Class A, 7 low-power and 4 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

10 of them are within 25 miles of Knik-Fairview, 8 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 1 is more than 45 miles out. Five of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Anchorage, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Anchorage's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are CBS on channel 5 (KYES-TV), NBC on channel 2 (KTUU-TV), Fox on channel 4 (KTBY), CW on channel 13.2 (KYUR) and ION on channel 33 (KDMD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 250 miles of Knik-Fairview. 2 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna SW, at about 226°. The main network towers for Knik-Fairview sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KTUU-TV, KYUR and KYES-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 11 miles southwest of Knik-Fairview (236° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Knik-Fairview at fair strength or better, 80% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Knik-Fairview, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Knik-Fairview is KTBY (Fox), 22 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 11 stations at fair strength or better, Knik-Fairview ranks 5th of 69 places in Alaska: more than the typical Alaska town (2). Its nearest major network tower is 11 miles away, against a state median of 19 miles.

25% of Alaska's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Anchorage, 23 miles away.