TV channels & antenna towers in Glendale, Arizona

With roughly 240,000 residents, Glendale is a city in Arizona. Our map shows 42 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 11 full-power, 3 Class A, 17 low-power and 11 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 26 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

26 of them are within 25 miles of Glendale, 2 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 14 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 10 network stations in range are licensed to Phoenix, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Phoenix's stations.

The best-placed network stations 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 (strong signal) and Univision (strong 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 SSE, at about 153°. The main network towers for Glendale sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KSAZ-TV, KAET, KPNX, KPAZ-TV and KTVW-DT and others, transmit from the same tower site about 16 miles southeast of Glendale (153° SSE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Glendale is KPHO-TV (CBS), 16 miles away with a strong 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 26 stations at fair strength or better, Glendale ranks 10th of 215 places in Arizona: more than the typical Arizona town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 16 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 Phoenix, 9.0 miles away.