TV channels & antenna towers in Lake Montezuma, Arizona

Lake Montezuma is a town of about 4,710 people in Arizona. There are 42 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 4 full-power, 1 Class A, 10 low-power and 27 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 2 at good or strong strength.

17 of them are within 25 miles of Lake Montezuma, 22 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 3 are more than 45 miles 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, 91 miles to the south. No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KPHO-TV in Phoenix, AZ, 91 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 NNE, at about 33°. The main network towers for Lake Montezuma 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 28 miles northeast of Lake Montezuma (33° NNE). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 3 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Lake Montezuma 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 Lake Montezuma, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Lake Montezuma is KNAZ-TV (NBC), 28 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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, Lake Montezuma ranks 78th of 215 places in Arizona: more than the typical Arizona town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 20 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, 31 miles away.