TV channels & antenna towers in Sun Lakes, Arizona

Sun Lakes is a town of about 14,000 people in Arizona. There are 35 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 11 full-power, 3 Class A, 16 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

28 of them are within 25 miles of Sun Lakes, 0 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 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.

For the networks, the best local options 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 NW, at about 308°. The main network towers for Sun Lakes 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 14 miles northwest of Sun Lakes (308° NW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Sun Lakes is KAET (PBS), 14 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KPPX-TV is only 14 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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Sun Lakes ranks 2nd of 215 places in Arizona: more than the typical Arizona town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 14 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 Chandler, 6.9 miles away.