TV channels & antenna towers in Willow, Alaska

Willow is a small community of about 2,100 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, 5 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 3 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 4 transmitters are within 25 miles, 9 between 25 and 45 miles, and 6 farther 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.

The strongest network signals here 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 Willow. 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 SSE, at about 167°. The main network towers for Willow 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 23 miles south of Willow (167° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Willow at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Willow is KTUU-TV (NBC), 23 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KTBY (Fox), 37 miles south, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

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 5 stations at fair strength or better, Willow ranks 25th of 69 places in Alaska: more than the typical Alaska town (2). Its nearest major network tower is 23 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 Eagle River, 33 miles away.