TV channels & antenna towers in Black Forest, Colorado

Black Forest is a town of about 13,100 people in Colorado. There are 53 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 18 full-power, 3 Class A, 24 low-power and 8 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 27 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 12 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 18 transmitters are within 25 miles, 5 between 25 and 45 miles, and 30 farther out. Five of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Colorado Springs, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Colorado Springs's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 13 (KRDO-TV), CBS on channel 11 (KKTV), NBC on channel 5 (KOAA-TV), Fox on channel 31 (KDVR), PBS on channel 12 (KBDI-TV), CW on channel 21.2 (KXRM-TV), Telemundo on channel 46 (KTLO-LD) and Univision on channel 48 (KVSN-DT). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (fair signal) and Univision (good signal). 6 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 SSW, at about 205°. The main network towers for Black Forest sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KRDO-TV, KXRM-TV, KVSN-DT, KKTV and KOAA-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 20 miles southwest of Black Forest (205° SSW). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 12 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Black Forest at fair strength or better, 58% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

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

The farthest main network tower for Black Forest is KOAA-TV (NBC), 21 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KDVR (Fox), 57 miles northwest and KBDI-TV (PBS), 63 miles northwest, 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.

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 27 stations at fair strength or better, Black Forest ranks 67th of 225 places in Colorado: more than the typical Colorado town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 15 miles away, against a state median of 18 miles.

14% of Colorado's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Colorado Springs, 14 miles away.