TV channels & antenna towers in Carefree, Arizona

With roughly 3,610 residents, Carefree is a town in Arizona. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 59 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 3 Class A, 21 low-power and 23 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

0 of them are within 25 miles of Carefree, 32 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 27 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Phoenix, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Phoenix's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 15 (KNXV-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KPHO-TV), NBC on channel 12 (KPNX), Fox on channel 10 (KSAZ-TV), PBS on channel 8 (KAET), CW on channel 7 (KAZT-CD), ION on channel 51 (KPPX-TV), Telemundo on channel 39 (KTAZ), Univision on channel 33 (KTVW-DT) and Trinity on channel 21 (KPAZ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (good signal). 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 SSW, at about 194°. The main network towers for Carefree sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KPPX-TV, KNXV-TV, KTAZ, KSAZ-TV and KPAZ-TV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 35 miles south of Carefree (194° SSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 10 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Carefree at fair strength or better, all arrive from the south, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Carefree is KAET (PBS), 35 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic 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 14 stations at fair strength or better, Carefree ranks 78th of 215 places in Arizona: more than the typical Arizona town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 35 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

32% of Arizona's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna. The nearest larger city is Anthem, 13 miles away.