TV channels & antenna towers in South Tucson, Arizona

With roughly 5,720 residents, South Tucson is a town in Arizona. Our map shows 18 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 10 full-power, 3 Class A, 4 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 13 at good or strong strength.

16 of them are within 25 miles of South Tucson, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 1 is 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.

The best-placed network stations 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 45°. The main network towers for South Tucson 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 21 miles northeast of South Tucson (45° NE). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach South Tucson 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 South Tucson, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for South Tucson is KMSB (Fox), 21 miles away with a good 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.

K27OP-D is only 2.4 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, South Tucson ranks 50th of 215 places in Arizona: more than the typical Arizona town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 9.3 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 Tucson, 2.9 miles away.