TV channels & antenna towers in Battlement Mesa, Colorado

Battlement Mesa, Colorado has a population of about 4,470. There are 76 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 7 full-power, 2 Class A, 7 low-power and 60 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 9 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better.

8 of them are within 25 miles of Battlement Mesa, 24 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 44 are more than 45 miles out. Four of the 6 network stations in range are licensed to Grand Junction, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Grand Junction's stations.

The best-placed network stations are CBS on channel 5 (KREX-TV), NBC on channel 11 (KKCO), Fox on channel 4 (KFQX), CW on channel 8.2 (KJCT-CD) and MeTV on channel 3.1 (KREG-TV). No ABC affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KMGH-TV in Denver, CO, 150 miles to the east. 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 SW, at about 234°. The main network towers for Battlement Mesa sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Two network stations, KKCO and KFQX, transmit from the same tower site about 46 miles southwest of Battlement Mesa (236° WSW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Battlement Mesa at fair strength or better, 75% 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 Battlement Mesa, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Battlement Mesa is KFQX (Fox), 47 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an outdoor directional antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

At this distance a low-noise preamplifier mounted on the mast, right below the antenna, helps more than an amplifier near the TV. It boosts the signal before cable loss eats into it. See the amplifier guide.

With 9 stations at fair strength or better, Battlement Mesa ranks 148th of 225 places in Colorado: fewer than the typical Colorado town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 30 miles away, against a state median of 18 miles.

38% of Colorado's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an outdoor directional antenna. The nearest larger city is Grand Junction, 38 miles away.