TV channels & antenna towers in Catalina Foothills, Arizona

Catalina Foothills is a city of about 50,800 people in Arizona. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 20 licensed TV transmitters: 10 full-power, 3 Class A, 6 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 17 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 14 at good or strong strength.

16 of them are within 25 miles of Catalina Foothills, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 3 are more than 45 miles out. Seven of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Tucson, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Tucson's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 9 (KGUN-TV), CBS on channel 13 (KOLD-TV), NBC on channel 4 (KVOA), Fox on channel 11 (KMSB), CW on channel 18 (KTTU), Telemundo on channel 40 (KHRR) and Univision on channel 46 (KUVE-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (strong signal) and Univision (good signal). 3 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 NE, at about 56°. The main network towers for Catalina Foothills sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KUVE-DT, KGUN-TV, KTTU, KVOA and KMSB and others, transmit from the same tower site about 14 miles northeast of Catalina Foothills (56° NE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Catalina Foothills at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the northeast; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Catalina Foothills is KMSB (Fox), 14 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

KHRR is only 12 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 17 stations at fair strength or better, Catalina Foothills ranks 50th of 215 places in Arizona: more than the typical Arizona town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 12 miles away, against a state median of 26 miles.

22% of Arizona's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Tucson, 5.3 miles away.