TV channels & antenna towers in Cottonwood, Arizona

With roughly 11,800 residents, Cottonwood is a city in Arizona. Our map shows 42 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 4 full-power, 1 Class A, 10 low-power and 27 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 15 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 17 transmitters are within 25 miles, 23 between 25 and 45 miles, and 2 farther out.

For the networks, the best local options are NBC on channel 2 (KNAZ-TV), CW on channel 7 (KAZT-TV) and Univision on channel 33 (KTVW-CD). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KNXV-TV in Phoenix, AZ, 97 miles to the south. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KPHO-TV in Phoenix, AZ, 97 miles to the south. Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (fair 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 ENE, at about 61°. The main network towers for Cottonwood sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KTVW-CD and KNAZ-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles northeast of Cottonwood (61° ENE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Cottonwood at fair strength or better, 67% 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 Cottonwood, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Cottonwood is KNAZ-TV (NBC), 33 miles away with a good 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 15 stations at fair strength or better, Cottonwood ranks 66th of 215 places in Arizona: more than the typical Arizona town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 7.1 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 Prescott Valley, 20 miles away.