TV channels & antenna towers in Denver, Colorado

Denver is a city of about 683,000 people in Colorado. There are 60 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 24 full-power, 2 Class A, 27 low-power and 7 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 36 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 17 at good or strong strength.

27 of them are within 25 miles of Denver, 4 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 29 are more than 45 miles out. Denver is a broadcast hub in its own right: six of the 19 network stations in range are licensed here.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 7 (KMGH-TV), CBS on channel 4 (KCNC-TV), NBC on channel 9 (KUSA), Fox on channel 31 (KDVR), PBS on channel 12 (KBDI-TV), CW on channel 2 (KWGN-TV), ION on channel 59 (KPXC-TV), Telemundo on channel 25 (KDEN-TV), Univision on channel 14 (KCEC) and Trinity on channel 38 (KPJR-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (good signal) and Univision (strong signal). 7 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 W, at about 266°. The main network towers for Denver sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Five network stations, KUSA, KMGH-TV, KCNC-TV, KWGN-TV and KDVR, transmit from the same tower site about 13 miles west of Denver (268° W). Point at that site and a single antenna setting picks them all up.

Of the 16 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Denver at fair strength or better, 44% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across three other directions.

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

The farthest main network tower for Denver is KBDI-TV (PBS), 28 miles away with a fair estimated signal. That is why we suggest an amplified indoor or attic antenna here. Viewers who do not need that station can often manage with less.

KCNC-TV is only 13 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 36 stations at fair strength or better, Denver ranks 1st of 225 places in Colorado: more than the typical Colorado town (18). Its nearest major network tower is 13 miles away, against a state median of 18 miles.

48% of Colorado's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an amplified indoor or attic antenna.