TV channels & antenna towers in San Tan Valley, Arizona

San Tan Valley is a city of about 81,300 people in Arizona. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 38 licensed TV transmitters: 12 full-power, 5 Class A, 16 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 16 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 1 transmitter is within 25 miles, 33 between 25 and 45 miles, and 4 farther out. Eight of the 12 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 (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 WNW, at about 288°. The main network towers for San Tan Valley sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Ten network stations, KPPX-TV, KNXV-TV, KTAZ, KPHO-TV and KAZT-CD and others, transmit from the same tower site about 32 miles west of San Tan Valley (288° WNW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach San Tan Valley at fair strength or better, 91% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for San Tan Valley is KAET (PBS), 33 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

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 16 stations at fair strength or better, San Tan Valley ranks 61st of 215 places in Arizona: more than the typical Arizona town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 32 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 Gilbert, 19 miles away.