TV channels & antenna towers in Bentonville, Arkansas

Bentonville is a town of about 44,500 people in Arkansas. There are 43 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 13 full-power, 7 Class A, 22 low-power and 1 translator. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 20 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 12 transmitters are within 25 miles, 7 between 25 and 45 miles, and 24 farther out. Three of the 11 network stations in range are licensed to Pittsburg, KS, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Pittsburg's stations.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 12 (KODE-TV), CBS on channel 5 (KFSM-TV), NBC on channel 51 (KNWA-TV), Fox on channel 24 (KFTA-TV), CW on channel 29.2 (KHOG-TV), ION on channel 49.6 (KPJO-LD), Univision on channel 14 (KWNL-CD) and MeTV on channel 8 (KXMP-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Univision (fair signal). 5 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around Bentonville are in different directions: CBS 176° S (38 mi) and NBC 79° E (14 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Two network stations, KODE-TV and KSNF, transmit from the same tower site about 52 miles north of Bentonville (339° NNW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Bentonville at fair strength or better, 57% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across two other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Bentonville is KFSM-TV (CBS), 38 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here.

KODE-TV (ABC), 52 miles north and KFTA-TV (Fox), 46 miles south, are the exception: the nearest listed affiliates of those networks are far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for those.

KNWA-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 20 stations at fair strength or better, Bentonville ranks 12th of 214 places in Arkansas: more than the typical Arkansas town (10). Its nearest major network tower is 14 miles away, against a state median of 29 miles.

38% of Arkansas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna.