TV channels & antenna towers in Three Points, Arizona

Three Points is a town of about 5,580 people in Arizona. There are 18 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 10 full-power, 3 Class A, 4 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 8 at good or strong strength.

6 of them are within 25 miles of Three Points, 11 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 (good 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 56°. The main network towers for Three Points 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 42 miles northeast of Three Points (56° NE). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 8 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Three Points at fair strength or better, all arrive from the northeast, so this is an easy place to aim.

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

The farthest main network tower for Three Points is KMSB (Fox), 42 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, Three Points ranks 78th of 215 places in Arizona: more than the typical Arizona town (12). Its nearest major network tower is 17 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 Drexel Heights, 17 miles away.