TV channels & antenna towers in Ward, Arkansas

With roughly 4,700 residents, Ward is a town in Arkansas. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 21 licensed TV transmitters: 10 full-power, 2 Class A and 9 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 6 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 0 transmitters are within 25 miles, 17 between 25 and 45 miles, and 4 farther out. Six of the 8 network stations in range are licensed to Little Rock, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Little Rock's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (KATV), CBS on channel 11 (KTHV), NBC on channel 4 (KARK-TV), Fox on channel 16 (KLRT-TV), CW on channel 38 (KASN), Telemundo on channel 30 (KKYK-CD), Univision on channel 20 (KLRA-CD) and MeTV on channel 49.1 (KMYA-LD). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and 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.

Point your antenna WSW, at about 243°. The main network towers for Ward sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Six network stations, KATV, KLRT-TV, KLRA-CD, KKYK-CD and KTHV and others, transmit from the same tower site about 35 miles southwest of Ward (242° WSW). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 7 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Ward at fair strength or better, 86% arrive from the southwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Ward is KARK-TV (NBC), 35 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.

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 11 stations at fair strength or better, Ward ranks 99th of 214 places in Arkansas: more than the typical Arkansas town (10). Its nearest major network tower is 34 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. The nearest larger city is Cabot, 5.4 miles away.